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The structural engineer behind Sydney's ill-fated Opal Tower can examine whether builder Icon Co has been indemnified for $31 million worth of damage which occurred in the 36-storey apartment block on Christmas Eve of 2018, a court has found.
Australian beauty and skincare retailer Mecca has triumphed in a lawsuit brought against US makeup brand Hourglass, which tried to terminate an exclusive distribution agreement because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to pork processor JBS Australia to proceed with its proposed $175 million acquisition of a Singapore-owned pig farm and abattoir business, despite competition concerns raised by pig farmers.
Two law firms are seeking court approval to drop class actions brought on behalf of allegedly misclassified casual coal miners, in light of a High Court decision that "radically" decreased their chances of success.
A senior ACCC officer tried to dissuade ASIC from investigating alleged insider trading by JPMorgan because of fears it would “upset” the competition regulator’s criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, a court has heard.
Woodside Energy has been sued over its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas field development, with an environmental group alleging the project's approval was invalid because the government of Western Australia failed to properly account for its impact on climate change.
The federal government is facing a class action over alleged biosecurity breaches that led to the 2016 outbreak of white spot disease in South-East Queensland, which decimated the region’s commercial prawn industry.
Canadian fast food restaurant Freshii is suing its Australian master franchiser for alleged "extensive failures" to pay what was owed under the franchising agreement and a decision to open eight restaurants in Australia without permission.
The CFMMEU and two of its officers have been hit with a $554,600 penalty for allegedly using the union's “covert industrial muscle” to pressure a New South Wales crane company to bend to its bargaining demands.
A judge has granted a 21-day stay of a lawsuit brought by Acciona, a Spanish infrastructure company seeking to use COVID-19 as a reason to back out of its construction contract for the $696 million Kwinana waste-to-energy plant, and has warned the company it faces a difficult task to persuade the court of its case.