Law Firms

Allens has added a Baker McKenzie partner to its restructuring practice in Sydney. 

Dexus' denial of a breach of confidentiality in a battle with co-owners of airport operator APAC is unlikely to hold up, a judge has said, and what appears to have been done can't be undone. What the high-stakes row will come down to, he says, is materiality.

An activist group has lost a challenge to the approval of a 69-turbine wind farm in North Queensland that it says ran afoul of international treaties to protect migratory birds, with a judge finding no grounds to review the decision.

ASX-listed MA Financial will acquire shopping centre-focused real estate investment manager IP Generation for $90.4 million.

A class action has been filed against the State of Queensland on behalf of First Nations people alleging inadequate healthcare and substandard medical treatment.

ASIC has asked the High Court to overturn a judgment in favour of cryptocurrency firm Block Earner, saying the decision would allow future products to escape regulation.

New enforcement action by the corporate regulator accuses home loan manager Resimac of letting down thousands of financially struggling customers who filed hardship applications.

A class action has been launched to quash a settlement in an earlier class action on behalf of child abuse victims who attended NSW's Fairbridge Farm School.

In tossing his challenge to a finding that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, an appeals court rejected Ben Roberts-Smith’s criticisms of the trial judge, finding the judge gave sufficient weight to the presumption of innocence. 

Real estate assets manager Dexus has won a court injunction against the forced sale of its shares in the company that operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports after allegations of confidentiality breaches.