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Harvey Norman hit with second class action over ‘junk’ warranties
A second law firm has filed a class action against Harvey Norman alleging it sold extended warranties to customers that had “no real value”.
Alceon hit with $3M in damages for ‘misleading’ sale of Qld shopping centre
Private equity firm Alceon and a vendor have been hit with $3 million damages over the misleading sale of a Queensland shopping centre for $55 million.
Super Retail appeal to have ‘significant impact’ on settlements, court told
Super Retail's appeal of a decision refusing to suppress the terms of an alleged settlement with its former top lawyer raises important questions about without prejudice negotiations, a court has heard.
Failed CBA class actions want to stay fight over costs
Two failed shareholder class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia want to delay paying the bank's costs until after their 62-ground appeal is heard.
Keystone administrators win $100M freezing order against developer
A judge has made freezing orders against Melbourne developer City Built and director Robert Filippini, who allegedly received $160 million in investor funds from Keystone Asset Management.
Deeming retreats from evidence about rally organiser’s Proud Boy links
Ousted Victorian Liberal Moira Deeming has admitted in her case against party leader John Pesutto that she was aware of a controversial rally organizer's far right links earlier than claimed.
REST’s reliance on law firms’ advice a winning defence in ASIC case
A judge has tossed ASIC's case against REST over alleged misleading representations, finding the representations were statements of opinion reasonably held based on the advice of lawyers.
MinterEllison snags KPMG’s national real estate head
MinterEllison has lured the head of real estate from KPMG Law to join its firm as special counsel after the consulting giant announced it was shutting down its legal services division. 
Gadens may drag barristers into negligence case
Gadens may bring concurrent wrongdoer claims against counsel who acted in a case that's at the centre of a negligence suit agains the firm.
Sydney light rail class action thrown out on appeal
An appeals court has dismissed a class action on behalf of small businesses over alleged nuisance caused by the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail network.