Law Firms

ANZ has failed in its fight over insurance coverage for two class actions for which it paid settlements totalling $117 million, with a judge finding the costs were not losses under the policies at issue.

A court has rejected an objection by J&J to a registration notice in a class action over cold medication that flags the applicant’s opposition to soft class closure.

Private mining investment firm QGold and its founder Christopher Ian Wallin have been hit with a class action, the third representative proceeding filed so far this month.

The maker of PFAS-containing firefighting foams used by the Defence Department has launched a constitutional challenge in the Commonwealth's $2 billion case, contesting the suit's reliance on Victoria's environment law.

Former Today host Karl Stefanovic has reached a settlement in a dispute with his former business partner, with Stefanovic buying out her stake in their podcast business for an undisclosed amount.

A developer facing a class action from homeowners who claim their properties are sinking has dragged engineering firms Simmonds and Hunter Geotechincal Services into the case.

Insurer Holland has been hit with a $2 million penalty over claim delays which ASIC argued warranted a $30 million penalty, the first civil penalty against an insurer for breaching its duty of good faith.

Holding Redlich has hired six new lawyers, including two partners, to bolster its dispute resolution practice in Melbourne and Brisbane.

An appeals court has ruled that Heran Group's York Property can call on $6.4 million in bank guarantees in its dispute with builder Tomkins, which alleges that a $17.5 million payment certificate issued under a contract to build a 119-Gold Coast residential tower was not authorised.

The defunct developer behind the planned Pentridge Village project in Melbourne can't defer costs in failed proceedings against the project's financiers, despite a foreshadowed new suit against them.