Law Firms

In a hearing on its challenge to $10.6 million in stamp duty tax, ISPT said Monday Victoria's State Revenue Office was not entitled to aggregate two acquisitions that increased its stake in the Fort Street Real Estate Capital Fund to 95 per cent.

Boral wants a judge to wait until the High Court delivers a judgment in cases against CBA before issuing his decision in shareholder class actions against the building materials giant. But the applicant says the court can’t wait for “perfect clarification” of the law.

A class action has failed to prove 3A Composites and Halifax Vogel misled consumers about alleged flammable Alucobond cladding, with a judge finding developers and others were responsible for ensuring the product was safely used. 

The Finance Sector Union has reached a resolution with National Australia Bank in a test case by four managers who were allegedly required to work "unreasonable" unpaid hours for years.

A class action has failed to prove that Alucobond panel manufacturer 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel misled consumers about the allegedly flammable cladding and breached consumer guarantees. 

US-based study help platform Chegg has copped a $500,000 penalty after the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency found the site helped Monash University students cheat. 

Defunct telecommunication company NewSat has until 7 April to pay security for defence costs in a case against a group of lenders that withdrew financial support for the company's satellite project.

Two US jury verdicts last week in cases over alleged harms caused to children by social media platforms have spurred plaintiff firms to weigh class actions in Australia.

Mastercard has lost its challenge to a ruling requiring it to hand over communications about agreements with retailers in a misuse of market power case brought by the competition regulator. 

The estranged wide of former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers says the AFL failed to follow its own protocol in investigating the posting of an explicit image to her husband's X account.