Insurer for cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural, Vero Insurance, will argue a $190 million policy does not cover claims in a class action alleging combustible cladding caused losses for property owners, a court has heard.
The Australian unit of Mylan is challenging the ATO’s rejection of a $48 million deductionĀ for 2020 in the generic drug company’s latest spat with the tax office over interest on loans to fund its $1.2 billion acquisition of generic drug maker Alphapharm.
A test case stemming from the 2019 ‘sports rorts’ scandal will not make it to trial, after a club denied funding from a $100 million grants program discontinued its lawsuit against the Australian government agency responsible for community sports.
The High Court will take up Meta’s challenge to the privacy commissioner’s case over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, giving the court the chance to rule on the jurisdictional reach of Australian regulators in their pursuit of US tech giants.
Westpac has criticized the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings for the “disorderly” conduct of the lagging proceedings, with discovery yet to be finalized as the case nears its third anniversary.
The High Court has taken up the appeal of a Whitsundays resort that was ordered to pay $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation urinated on him after a night of drinking.
The federal prosecutor has argued that the former export manager of pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia should serve prison time after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical in generic stomach cramp drugs.
Facebook owner Meta has filed a bid to pause a case by the consumer regulator over scam cryptocurrency advertisements until the determination of a private criminal action brought by mining magnate Andrew Forrest.
A judge has found that dairy processor Lactalis Australia breached a mandatory industry code between farmers and processors requiring it to publish milk supply contracts on its website.
The sacked CEO of Orix Australia has abandoned his challenge to a ruling allowing a set-off defence for the fleet management company in his case for unpaid leave entitlements and penalties.