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Class action probe targets Aussie Home Loans over ‘worthless’ policies
Class Actions 2022-09-14 2:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Aussie Home Loans is facing a class action investigation for allegedly selling ā€œessentially worthlessā€ policies to homeowners.

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Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Class Actions 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.

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Dye & Durham wins ACCC blessing for $2.9B Link acquisition
Corporate 2022-09-08 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Software company Dye & Durham has secured the approval of the competition regulator for its proposed acquisition of technology services provider Link Group under the condition it sell its Australian business.

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Sister wins Darling Point round in Macarthur-Onslow family feud
Real Estate 2022-08-23 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The death last year of a protagonist in the drama has not ended the legal spat between the children of one of Australia’s richest families over a deed of settlement intended to resolve a family feud over assets.

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Hall & Wilcox brings on new construction partner from boutique
Construction 2022-08-23 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hall & Wilcox has expanded its construction practice with the recruitment of partner Stefan Fenk from law firm Vincent Young.

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High Court to weigh in on COVID-19 cancellation of hotel sale
COVID-19 2022-08-22 10:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether government restrictions on social gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic frustrated a $11.25 million contract for sale of a hotel in the Sydney suburb of Pyrmont.

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Biggin & Scott shouldn’t be liable for ‘indifference’ to source code infringement, High Court told
High Court 2022-08-22 2:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Biggen & Scott should not be held liable for copyright infringement for its supposed “indifference” to the copying of real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack’s source code by a developer, the real estate agency group argues in a special leave application to the High Court.

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Boiling mad: Property owners file class action over allegedly defective air conditioning
Class Actions 2022-08-19 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A New South Wales developer and construction company have been hit with a class action by aggrieved property owners at a Central Coast commercial development who say the building was riddled with defects, including subpar air conditioning.

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Swing and whiff: Palmer Leisure can’t dodge lawsuit over political donation
Real Estate 2022-08-18 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a bid by Clive Palmer-owned Palmer Leisure Australia to throw out legal action by the Electoral Commission of Queensland over donations the golf course management company made to Palmerā€™s United Australia Party in 2020.

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ZACD sues to recoup $21.3M allegedly misappropriated by iProsperity
Real Estate 2022-08-12 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Singapore-based real estate investment firm ZACD Group has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup $21.3 million from defunct property group iProsperity and its missing founder Michael Gu, who fled the country in 2020 amid findings the company misappropriated millions in investor funds.

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