A judge has recused himself on the eve of trial from hearing a dispute between United Petroleum and Perth Airport over a lease and construction agreement, after revealing he had a relationship with one of the petrol chain’s witnesses.
A judge has rejected an “ambitious and novel” freezing order sought by a creditor and former associate of bankrupt Graaf Group founder Gennaro Autore over a $22 million boutique hotel in Potts Point.
A judge has rejected a new pleading that would have upped the damages to $135 million in a case by a shareholder of failed energy company Armour Group alleging law firm Baker McKenzie was knowingly involved in a plan to take control of the company for cheap.
A judge hearing a discovery spat in a suit by Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources has slashed two affidavits from the company’s lawyers, calling them “little more than dogmatic statements”.
A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.
The government of India has overturned a finding that it couldn’t dodge a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies, with an appeals court finding it did not waive foreign state immunity in the case.
A class action alleging a pawn shop gave vulnerable customers loans with annual interest rates of 480 per cent has lost contact with its lead applicant and is looking for another, a court has heard.
The Environmental Defenders Office has rejected bankruptcy concerns after paying gas company Santos $9 million in legal fees.
Barrister Gina Edwards, who won her defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle, is locked in a fight with Nine and her former solicitor over fees, in what a judge has described as a “dog’s breakfast”.
The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has told a court the firm ignored his “blindingly clear” claim for loss of earning capacity in a historic sexual abuse case.