Law Firms

A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found. 

ASIC has told a court that a PwC report into allegations of inaccurate coal pricing found that 12 “inconsistent” invoices issued by TerraCom resulted in a $1.15 million benefit to the company, contrary to the company's claim that the audit found no wrongdoing.

A judge has urged the Northern Territory public housing authority and a discrimination class action to seek the court's assistance instead of resorting to lengthy correspondence as they "lock antlers" over discovery and factual matters. 

The Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club have brought applications seeking to strip a case over on-field concussions of class action status.

The High Court has declined coffee maker Cantarella's special leave application arguing the Full Court should have found it was an honest concurrent user of the 'Oro' trade mark, which was first used by another coffee maker.

Online mattress retailer Emma Sleep has admitted to misleading consumers about the sale price for mattresses, but a court has found its German parent company is not on the hook because its executives did not give directions to the Australian unit.

The High Court has declined a special leave application from a former HWL Ebsworth partner seeking to undo a finding that his age-related expulsion from the partnership did not run afoul of the Equal Opportunity Act.

A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.

The date has been set for a court battle over Dexus' sale of shares in Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, a fight the operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports says needs 10 hearing days.