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The former director of Queensland Nickel and nephew of mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost another bid to dodge contempt proceedings brought by the collapsed company’s liquidators.
A judge has found the lead applicant in a class action over an allegedly defective crop sprayer did not suffer any loss despite finding agricultural equipment manufacturer Hardi misled him and other farmers who bought the machine.
Mayfair Group’s James Mawhinney has given an undertaking to not contact group members in a class action against a trustee of the collapsed IPO Wealth fund after allegedly urging investors, through a PR firm, to reject a settlement offer.
A court has handed CBRE indemnity costs for successfully defending a negligent land valuation lawsuit by defunct fund manager City Pacific after it had offered $600,000 to settle the case.
Recycling company Sims Limited will pay $29.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging earnings guidance for FY16 failed to account for the likely prospect of falling scrap metal prices.
Gilbert + Tobin has wooed a corporate partner from Squire Patton Boggs with significant experience advising on transactions involving heavy hitters in the natural resources sector, including working on a US$15.2 billion rights issue by Rio Tinto.
Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has won the dismissal of a case brought by a former digital marketing manager who claims she was fired two months after making an internal complaint of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor.
Facebook owner Meta is fighting for broad non-publication orders in its battle with the ACCC over material it says could prejudice jury members in criminal proceedings by mining magnate Andrew Forrest.
The directors of two money transfer businesses accused of fixing foreign exchange rates are the first ever individuals to be sentenced in Australia to prison terms for criminal cartel conduct.
A judge has struck out a defence invoking the right against self-incrimination in a $2 million case brought by freight company Maersk alleging a Melbourne waste tyre company director used the shipper to dump end-of-life tyres overseas.