Industries

A class action against aged care provider Bupa faced tough questions by a judge on Monday, who grilled counsel over the case's theory of loss. And the answers — rather than reassuring her — raised the spectre of a summary judgment fight.

A court has heard US drug maker Cosette may amend its case to accuse Adelaide's Mayne Pharma of continuous disclosure breaches in their battle over the termination of their $672 million merger.

A class action against Sony alleging it used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store will likely need to make “substantial” changes to its case, a court has heard. 

German car hire company SIXT has sued Darwin International and Alice Springs airports for $1.9 million, alleging its lease arrangements with the airports did not allow for rent reductions. 

The archdiocese of Sydney has successfully appealed Sydney council's refusal of an application to build a six-storey building in the precinct of St Mary's Cathedral.

Lendlease has defeated a challenge to its 'Civil & Civic' trade mark despite lack of use, successfully arguing it retained a residual reputation in the name under which it built the Sydney Opera House podium.

Centuria Capital has snapped up the Port Adelaide Distribution Centre for $216 million, calling it a "rare opportunity" surrounded by a host of positive economic indicators.

Melbourne's Park Hyatt Hotel has been sold to Thai group KS Hotels for a reported $200 million, in Australia's biggest hotel deal of the year so far.

Melbourne property group Cadence Property has bought up a 1.7 hectare corner industrial site located in Fishermans Bend in Port Melbourne.

Mercedes-Benz dealers are pressing on with their $650 million battle over the luxury car maker's move to a fixed-priced agency model, taking their case to the High Court.