Law Firms

Sportsbet has argued that the lead plaintiff in a class action over alleged unlawful in-play betting services should hand over communications he had with his solicitor before he signed a retainer. 

A Phoenix Property Investors special purpose vehicle has won a $57.75 million judgment against developer Rockdale Central Finco in a dispute over financing related to the construction of 50 residential apartments in a southern Sydney suburb.

A Western Sydney council has lost its bid to keep expert evidence in an arbitration with a builder under wraps in its $7 million case alleging a Sydney architect is liable for defects in a tennis court complex. 

Roberts Construction has dodged a bid for security in proceedings seeking to claw back money it paid to a labour hire company, with a judge noting the presumption of insolvency was only established in a limited, “technical sense" in prior proceedings. 

A judge has said women who donated eggs to their same-sex partners and were removed from a class action over IVF rebates could potentially revive their claims, but the lead applicant has not yet indicated whether she will pursue this path.

ASX-listed data centre operator NextDC has raised $750 million from a subordinated wholesale notes offer, bringing its cash pile to $6.6 billion.

Actress Charlotte MacInnes took the stand in her defamation case against Rebel Wilson on Wednesday in a high-profile trial stemming from an incident during the filming of Wilson's directorial debut, 'The Deb'.

Activists fighting to protect the Murujuga rock art in Western Australia have lost their transfer bid in a challenge to Woodside's North West Shelf gas project.

An appeals court has upheld a finding that Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission. 

A class action over alleged combustible Vitrabond cladding will wait until after a court hears from the parties in a similar case against Alucobond maker 3A Composites, which suffered a loss last month.