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Hillsong Church has denied whistleblower allegations of extensive financial misconduct, claiming an employee was “not correct” to accuse the megachurch of funnelling donations through US bank accounts to skirt Australian charity regulations.
A judge has questioned a class action firm’s claim that it and its counsel spent 180 hours and $63,000 in fees preparing pleadings in an underpayments class action against supermarket chain Drakes, saying the number of hours was not “reasonable”.
A law firm has lost its bid to appoint a costs referee after reaching a $5.8 million class action settlement with the On The Run convenience store chain, saying it was “hurtful” for a judge to suggest the firm wanted to “maximise its position” over group members.
A consortium of parmigiano reggiano producers who claim Kraft Foods' 'Kraft parmesan cheese' trade will lead customers to believe the food giant's cheese is made in Italy have taken their fight to the Federal Court.
Equity Trustees has sued asset manager Tactical Global Management seeking millions in compensation for losses allegedly stemming from over-hedging trades.
An appeals court's "radical" approach in the treatment of JobKeeper payments won't be scrutinised by the High Court, which on Friday declined to hear an appeal by IAG in the second set of COVID-19 business interruption test cases.
A judge has tossed a broker’s lawsuit against NAB and its former subsidiary FAST, finding the bank was entitled to terminate its accreditation over the use of a banned broker’s trail book.
Insurer QBE has settled a class action over ANZ's sale of allegedly worthless add-on insurance, and the applicants are “hopeful” that the bank and two other named insurers will soon reach a deal to resolve the claims against them.
Defence shipbuilder Austal and its CEO have agreed to pay a combined $700,000 in penalties for violating the Corporations Act by failing to notify the market of a US$90 million writeback related to the company's $3.5 billion US Navy warship program.
Property developer Deicorp has secured a win in a lawsuit brought by a Hong Kong real estate billionaire after Deicorp reneged on a $45 million property deal, with a judge finding the purchaser failed to properly nominate its special purpose vehicle under the contract for sale.