Law Firms

A Qube unit and a developer have lost their bid to revive a $20 million suit against the Department of Defence over asbestos contamination at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct, with an appeals court finding the department wasn't required to return the land to "pristine" condition.

A developer has defeated a golf driving range’s challenge to plans for a major residential development on the Fraser Coast in Queensland, with a judge finding it was barred from bringing the appeal by an earlier $500,000 settlement.

Two former JLL executives have resolved defamation proceedings against the publisher of The Australian over articles that claimed they went to strip clubs and sent lewd messages to an in-house WhatsApp group.

Qube Ports has had limited success in seeking to strike out portions of an independent contractor's case that alleges the logistics giant is vicariously liable for an employee's sexual harassment at a work event.

The former executive chairman at regional airline Rex has admitted ASIC’s claims that he misled investors about the company’s position and breached his directors duties and may give evidence for the corporate watchdog, a court has heard. 

IAG is fighting a shareholder class action's bid to amend against the case to include a new damages claim, telling the court the insurer already understands the case against it.

The ASX is fighting for a key witness in ASIC’s case over alleged misleading statements concerning its CHESS replacement program to appear at an upcoming trial, saying he needs to be cross-examined in person. 

The operator of Hunter Valley's luxury Elysia Retreat has settled its trade mark infringement suit against the newly established Elysium Hotel in Noosa.

An appeals court has mostly rejected the claims of a former Colliers director who says he lost out on purchasing a more expensive property in the affluent Sydney suburb of Paddington due to commissions his former employer failed to pay. 

Sydney's St Vincent’s Hospital says the doctor leading a class action over alleged unpaid overtime can't bring the case because she did not file overtime claims.