Industries

A judge has found there is a genuine dispute over an agreement for the recommissioning of Australian Pacific Coal's Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley and refused to toss a suit alleging its ex-CEO breached her duty by entering into the agreement. 

Office provider Servcorp may amend a lawsuit against former MLC Centre owner GPT alleging it failed to disclose plans for major redevelopment works on the Sydney CBD high-rise before they signed a lease in 2014.

The retail fund of real estate investor Charter Hall has put down $151 million for the purchase of four Bunnings Warehouse stores in Queensland and New South Wales.

The Fair Work Ombudsman is considering amending its underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group, following a significant ruling in underpayments proceedings against Woolworths and Coles.

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has entered an agreement to acquire Western Australia-based Kerman Contracting for $15 million.

The board administering the ESSSuper fund, which is facing a class action alleging it miscalculated the entitlements of transport shift workers in Victoria, has denied any liability, saying it was not involved in determining how entitlements were calculated.

WiseTech's Sydney office has been raided by federal police and the corporate regulator as part of an investigation into share trading by its billionaire chairman and founder Richard White and three others.

Trial has kicked off in ASIC's first-ever design and distribution suit over high-risk contracts for difference, after an in-principle agreement reached with investment company eToro fell through.

The judge overseeing a class action against TeleChoice has told the parties to be “prepared to spend the money” to advance the case after settlement talks stalled, saying the court is “not going to allow this to drag on”.

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s Fortescue can't get access to nine million seized documents in its trade secrets spat against green iron start-up Element Zero.