A former Piper Alderman partner is seeking to revive her unlawful discrimination case dismissed last year by the Australian Human Rights Commission, saying the seriousness of the allegations and the “public importance” of protecting women leaders from discrimination were powerful reasons to allow her claims to move forward.
A company owned by Clive Palmer is appealing a ruling that denied its bid to temporarily block funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort.
Property listing startup Zango has denied claims by listing giant Domain that its ads misleadingly represented that it will have listings before any of its rivals, saying the ads amounted to “puffery” but admitting that it self-reported the matter to the ACCC.
A company owned by mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost its bid to temporarily block funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort, with the Federal Court finding that special levies garnered from villa owners to back the proceedings were above board and legal.
Australian Finance Group’s proposed acquistion of rival Connective Group has raised red flags for the competition regulator, which says the tie-up would create Australia’s largest mortgage aggregator and could squeeze smaller players out.
A Gold Coast development property procured through a settlement with a Sydney-based financial advisory firm facing two separate class actions can be sold to recoup losses by investors who sank over $14 million into a property investment scheme, a court has found.
Online real estate giant Domain has filed a lawsuit against an up-and-coming competitor in the property listings market, alleging the startup’s ads misleadingly claim it will have property listings before any of its rivals.
Three Sydney commercial landlords whose properties were compulsorily acquired to make way for the WestConnex project have come to the end of the road in their fight for $56.5 million in compensation, with the High Court refusing to hear their case.
Real estate company Oliver Hume is facing three lawsuits from overseas investors seeking to get back the $12 million they invested in a mortgage fund that provided funding to property developers.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suspended the Australian Financial Services licence of a Sydney-based financial services provider that ran a property investment scheme targeting retirees, which the regulator has accused of issuing ‘defective’ product disclosure statements.