A solicitor who had an affair with a law firm employee and then fired her did not engage in misconduct, a tribunal has found.
Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has dropped a central claim in its competition lawsuit against a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge.
A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.
A judge has warned the lawyers for the owners of the City Mutual Building in Sydney’s CBD about failing to comply with court directions, saying their “inexcusable” delay in providing evidence could not be forgiven just because it was a compulsory acquisition matter.
John Gorton Developments has been ordered to pay $1 million into court amid a spat with Chase Construction, with a judge noting building policy objectives favoured a ‘pay now, fight later’ system.
Coles has moved its national headquarters to a high rise in Melbourne’s Docklands to attract a larger talent pool, delivering a boost to the CBD’s commercial office market. Corrs Chambers Westgarth advised Coles on the lease of its new national commercial office headquarters and store support centre at 720 Bourke Street, Melbourne. Coles will lease…
Investment fund Gateway Capital has partnered with two overseas funds to acquire the Connect Central logistics centre in western Sydney, purchasing the property from Brookfield for $330 million.
Wine producer Accolade has won a dispute with Pernod Ricard over interim arrangements to distribute wine after it bought the French winemaker’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.
A judge has stripped a group proceeding against a Melbourne law firm of class action status, finding each of the firm’s 700 clients had “factually discrete” claims.
A six-year legal battle by a Melbourne social media start-up over its termination from Meta’s platforms still rages, but for all that the case, according to the tech giant, is not one of epic — or even Epic — proportions.