Law Firms

An appeals court has tossed a challenge to a judgment against Polyaire, the lessee of an industrial premises in Sydney, after a judge found the air conditioning wholesaler was responsible for a fire that ignited after pellets were left exposed to the rain and sun.

The developer behind a Sydney housing project at the centre of a class action has warned that the plaintiffs’ proposed amendments to the case could jeopardise the start date of trial in the case.

A landlord has won its bid to have lost rent and outgoings assessed as part of damages it is owed after a judge found baked goods producer Allied Pinnacle was required to repaint the outside when its commercial lease at a Western Sydney property ended.

Trial in AstraZeneca's patent infringement case over Pharmacor's plans to launch a cheaper version of diabetes drug Forxiga has been delayed to October, after the generic drug maker got the all-clear to revise its cross-claim.

Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with a lawsuit by a former senior executive who claims she was forced to work up to 90 hours per week and was subjected to a "boys club" culture.

Pop star Taylor Swift’s move to trade mark her voice and likeness is unlikely to succeed but it shows a major gap in regulating works created using artificial intelligence, experts say.

The founder of fintech Humm Group has agreed to step down from the board as he brings a High Court challenge over a Takeovers Panel ruling that found unacceptable circumstances in relation to a $385 million takeover offer by Credit Corp. 

Lander & Rogers has nabbed a finance partner from Corrs Chambers & Westgarth, who says his clients have been enthusiastic about his shift to a somewhat smaller firm. 

A labour hire firm operated by BHP units has won a fight with a union over public holiday allowances and shift lengths for black coal mine workers, with an appeals court finding it's not necessary for workers to have the same holidays off.

AkzoNobel has lost its bid to add new expert evidence after the conclusion of trial in a dispute with Inpex over allegedly defective anti-corrosive coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.