A judge has rejected a bid by the Australian rail union to recuse herself from hearing its case against Sydney Trains that seeks approval to deactivate Opal readers amid protracted industrial action, despite having represented the rail operator when she was a barrister last year.Â
A judge has raised concerns about a bid by the rail workers union for a judicial âgreen lightâ to deactivate ticket readers as part of a protracted industrial action in Sydney, saying the court should not be used as an âadviserâ.
Two former employees of the Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation have appeared in court facing foreign corruption charges linked to Sri Lankan infrastructure projects worth $14 million.
The $16 billion WestConnex construction in Sydney that has allegedly damaged the properties of tens of thousands of home owners is the target of a new class action investigation.
A judge has upheld two arbitration awards worth $52 million for German industrial manufacturing giant Siemens against CIMIC-connected BIC Contracting LLC over a contract to build a âpeople mover systemâ in Qatar.
An appeals court has rejected a bid to challenge a decision forcing an unnamed litigation funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW governmentâs defence costs in a class action alleging the fraudulent acquisition of land for the construction of the $16 billion WestConnex tunnel.
A judge has ordered Pacific National to hand over safety management system documents in a privilege fight over a deadly 2019 train crash, observing large organisations often bring on lawyers for a privilege “shield”.
A judge has slammed a $26 million penalty agreed to by Uber and the ACCC as ânot within the rangeâ, saying the impact of the rideshare giant’s misleading conduct appeared to be “trivial”.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the OK to Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail, after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking from Aurizon to sell One Railâs east coast business.
ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator’s enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was “unprecedented”.