Industries

A judge has balked at Maurice Blackburn's hourly rates in a jointly run class action against Treasury Wine Estates, questioning why the firm charged 20 per cent more than fellow preeminent class action firm Slater & Gordon. 

Lendlease can't bring new claims in an unsuccessful fight over Campbelltown plots worth $120 million, with a judge finding it was not appropriate to allow the amendments "at this very late stage".

A judge has ordered a Sydney law firm to pay $427,000 to a former client after finding it drafted a defective notice in a land sale and defended proceedings that came about because of its own negligence.

The ACCC has confirmed it is investigating real estate listings giant REA Group, saying it was concerned to ensure "strong competition" in the real estate industry.

Glencore has won a contract to supply Cobalt Blue with up to half of the necessary feedstock to run its new Kwinana cobalt refinery.

The liquidators of a company created to invest in a $2.2 million Adelaide property have asked the High Court to reinstate a judgment that found a mortgage that sent the company into liquidation was an unreasonable director-related transaction and could be voided. 

Real estate fund manager Charter Hall has secured leases for 90 per cent of its $850 million Light Horse logistics hub in Eastern Creek, Western Sydney.

The corporate watchdog has brought proceedings against the former director of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange platform Blockchain Global for alleged violations of his directors duties. 

A judge has approved a bid by two law firms to join forces in class actions against Harvey Norman, but has ordered that a costs monitor be appointed to protect against duplication.

Coal producer TerraCom has been joined to a lawsuit brought by Korean Midland Power against a unit testing lab ALS Limited over allegedly exaggerated coal testing results.