Law Firms

London City Equities has reached a settlement with listed firm Excelsior in a case alleging shareholder oppression over a decision to sell off a subsidiary for $101 million and not distribute the proceeds.

Slater & Gordon has asked a court to summarily dismiss a negligence suit launched by a former HR executive who claims she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data.

Keybridge Capital has filed a lawsuit against E&P Investments seeking $1.7 million in compensation over the allegedly unfair conversion of almost 40,000 URFPA units held in E&P’s New York real estate investment fund as part of a share buyback program. 

The Foreign Investment Review Board has extended the deadline for ruling on Cosette's proposed $672 million takeover of Mayne Pharma.

The Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, over articles at the centre of a privacy and defamation lawsuit brought by the pair.

A judge has approved a controversial shopping centre despite non-compliance with local planning laws, finding such schemes “are to be considered in a context where the needs of a community are not static and immutable” and that the centre would serve the fast growing community.

A developer has lost a $18 million dispute with the Victorian revenue office over duties for purchasing the Alphington Paper Mill, which it plans to develop into a new mini-suburb with 2,500 homes. 

John Holland has persuaded a court to limit an expert determination in a dispute with contractor Downer EDI over the construction of a rollingstock manufacturing facility in Torbanlea, Queensland.

Mining Services International is taking a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia to the High Court, after the receiver for Brazilian mining company Atlantic Nickel won a bid to stay the case.

Thomson Geer has appointed returning lawyer Aimee Riley as its newest tax partner, luring her back from professional services giant EY.