Events

A Sydney lawyer has successfully defended a case alleging he should have advised an X-ray business and its director that their defences in proceedings against medical device maker Philips were hopeless.

A challenge to the City of Sydney's refusal to approve a digital billboard on the heritage-listed Grace Bros building has fallen flat, with a judge saying the sign would “dominate the skyline” and affect key views from Broadway.

The Parramatta Eels and National Rugby League player Zac Lomax have reached a settlement in a contract dispute over his plans to join the Melbourne Storm.

A University of NSW employee has lost her bid to work exclusively from home to care for her young child, with the Fair Work Commission saying her request for a flexible work arrangement, while “reasonable”, was invalid under the Fair Work Act.

NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees had no power to continue charging members for $165 million in fees to pay adviser commission after conflicted remuneration was banned in 2016, an appeals court has heard.

The High Court has been asked to undo a stay granted to gas giants Esso and Woodside in a lawsuit related to a project for extracting hydrocarbons in the Bass Strait.

Corporate advisory firm Cadence has left court worse off after bringing a defects suit against a builder and subcontractor on a residential development in New South Wales’ south coast, with the builder winning a $140,000 judgment on its cross-claim.

Two victims of collapsed investment firm Courtenay House have won a case against the real estate agent who persuaded them to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars into the $180 million Ponzi scheme.

ASIC has filed proceedings against Auto & General, alleging tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers lost discounts they were promised and were overcharged premiums for several years.

A judge has approved a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against the director of collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, but has reduced deductions sought by the plaintiff's lawyers and funder, and denied a payout to the funder of a competing case.