Tamworth Regional Council has won its bid to be joined to an environmental group’s appeal of the approval for the controversial Hills of Gold wind farm.
A Dexus property fund has argued that a judge went the “wrong way” in deciding that it was forced to sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail.
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised government-owned green bank the Clean Energy Finance Corporation on its $160 million co-investment in sustainable construction projects.
A judge overseeing the settement approval process in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has issued a warning to third parties “seeking to profit” off group members, as a claim aggregator appears on the scene.
Lithium-ion battery recycling company Neometals has defeated a whistleblower suit by a former executive who made a raft of allegations, including IP theft, against its joint venture partner on a project to supply a battery recycling plant to Mercedes-Benz.
The lawyer representing applicants in sexual harassment and discrimination class actions against mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto has said there may be thousands of group members.
Lawyers for a former partner of tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills will cease to act for him in his case alleging he was sacked for complaining about client Lendlease’s “aggressive taxation position”.
A judge was too exacting in deciding the applicant in a shareholder class action against engineering services firm Worley suffered no loss from misleading guidance, an appeals court has heard.
A real estate expert and probity specialist have joined Maddocks Canberra-based government practice as special counsel.
The founders of carbon credit provider GreenCollar are set to face trial in a case by a company seeking to claw back profits from a business opportunity it says was diverted to other entities in breach of fiduciary duties.