Law Firms

A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 

A contradictor will weigh in on an $18 million settlement in a class action by Sydney homeowners, even though the funder and law firm have agreed to a cut from their deductions, which would have left just 20 per cent of the settlement for group members.

Cosette wants to strike out Mayne Pharma’s claim for damages over their thwarted $672 million merger, arguing it creates a multiplicity of cases in which various shareholder groups' interests conflict.

A settlement has been struck in a negligence class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and his clinic over alleged botched surgeries.

A Woolworths executive is planning to bring a whistleblower claim in proceedings against the supermarket giant alleging she was subjected to overwork and discrimination, a judge has heard. 

Amazon has signed its first standalone battery storage tolling agreement globally, which will support the development of Anza Power's 50 MW/200 MWh battery in Victoria.

A judge has allowed collapsed oil and gas company Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia to assign its claims against the Commonwealth over  alleged losses stemming from the loss of its petroleum licence rights.

Developer Skycorp has lost its bid to appeal a decision in a dispute with the ATO over $4.6 million in deductions claimed for its building in Western Australia's Hillarys Boat Harbour.

Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.

DLA Piper has hired a Gadens litigator to join as a partner in the firm's Sydney office.