Law Firms

Melbourne builder Cobolt Constructions has sued over a SOPA ruling that blocked it from recovering $735,000 for works at a social housing development in Brunswick because its payment claim was served one day late.

The ACCC has hit back at Coles’ challenge to the regulator’s rejection of its Kalgoorlie, WA land acquisition, slamming as too narrow the competition test advanced by the supermarket giant.

A law firm has won a 39 per cent cut of a $27 million class action settlement with vehicle leasing company FleetPartners, the largest contingency fee percentage awarded to date.

A judge has ruled that reality television personality Venous Behbahani-Clark was not validly gifted a $2 million Toorak home by her sister and the sister's ex-husband Alex Waislitz, resolving proceedings the judge called lengthy and disproportionate.

Pfizer has lost a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis over the generic version of its blockbuster autoimmune drug Enbrel, with a judge finding all but one of the patent's claims is invalid. 

The Commonwealth has lost its bid to strike out and declass a class action on behalf of female Australian Defence Force employees who allegedly faced systemic harassment and discrimination.

Property developer Villawood has argued that a company incorporated to manage a project in regional Victoria can't withdraw admissions over an alleged fraudulent scheme by a former director to divert management fees. 

An environmental group has lost its bid to stop slashing works at a development site at Brunswick Heads, after a judge tossed its lawsuit seeking to block the 123-lot residential development.

US private equity firm Brookfield has made a $4.09 billion play for Reliance Worldwide, in a takeover bid the plumbing giant said was a "meaningfully improved" proposal on three previous offers.

The Queensland Land Court has recommended the approval of Bowen Basin Coal's Meadowbrook project to extend its Lake Vermont open cut coal mine near Dysart, over objections from environmental activists.