Law Firms

A judge says a shareholder class action against IAG can add a new damages claim, despite the insurer arguing it was untethered from any contravention and “clearly bad in law”.

A judge has ruled a class action on behalf of First Nations people in NSW whose children were allegedly unlawfully removed can bring a claim alleging group members were treated unfairly because of their race.

The latest new suits feature billion-dollar infrastructure brawls, fresh employment claims against Telstra and Woolworths, and regulators flexing their enforcement muscle.

The engineering firm behind the Kwinana energy transformation hub in Western Australia wants the High Court to hear a union's case alleging it fraudulently failed to disclose information to the Fair Work Commission.

McCullough Robertson has won its bid to strike out a former client's professional negligence case, with a judge finding that its reliance on “common sense and experience” in its pleading was inadequate. 

Women who work for Fortescue Mining face systemic sexual harassment, gender discrimination and hostile workplace environments, according to a new class action, the third against a mining giant.

The developer of a $50 million apartment complex in Brisbane’s West End has lost an appeal against builder Devine Constructions’ claim for $3.7 million, as the developer seeks damages for alleged delays caused by water ingress.

Environmental activist group Lock the Gate has lost its case which aimed to block Tamboran B2's gas exploration project in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo basin.

The owners of Millmerran Power Station and Commodore Coal Mine in Queensland are appealing a $30 million win for contractor BUMA, and have won their bid to challenge subsequent costs orders.

A former partner of private equity firm Potentia Capital has filed a lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully denied $3.6 million in benefits from two funds as punishment for whistleblower disclosures.