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Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
Financial Services 2022-06-03 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.

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‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick sued for $500,000 over mining tenements
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-05-26 5:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Mining company Moina Gold has sued Joseph ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick for $500,000 it says it is owed over an alleged botched contract to explore three mineral tenements in Tasmania.

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Cliver Palmer can’t bring new case over $102M Queensland Nickel loan
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-05-20 2:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Clive Palmer-owned Queensland Nickel Sales has lost its bid to bring a breach of trust lawsuit against the liquidators of Queensland Nickel to recoup $102 million transferred after the billionaire suffered a courtroom defeat last year.

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Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
David Williams 2022-05-20 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.

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Perth Airport misled United in lease negotiations, lawsuit claims
Contracts 2022-05-18 4:17 pm By Sam Matthews

United Petroleum has taken Perth Airport to court, arguing it was induced to enter a $900,000 lease and construction agreement at the airport’s central precinct with empty promises of redevelopment at the site.

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Late evidence allowed in Myer JV spat after $100K error by lawyer, expert
Contracts 2022-05-16 5:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Myer joint venture to tender extra evidence, after a $100,000 miscalculation was discovered during cross-examination in the final days of a hearing.

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Box Hill Institute lied about government approval for subcontract, lawsuit says
Education 2022-05-09 1:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Catalyst Training is suing the Box Hill Institute and Centre for Adult Education over a botched subcontracting agreement, which it says the vocational education provider failed to seek government approval for.

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Van Dairy sues Fonterra for unconscionable conduct over milk price dive
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-05-06 6:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest milk producer Van Dairy has hit Fonterra Australia with lawsuits alleging the processor misled farmers and engaged in unconscionable conduct when it slashed milk prices in 2016.

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Sparke Helmore should face higher damages bill for negligence, developer says
Professional Negligence 2022-05-06 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A NSW developer says law firm Sparke Helmore should face a heftier damages bill for its negligence in failing to alert it to an imminent deadline in two land sale contracts worth a combined $1.5 million that were part of a troubled $30 million development.

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Dealers in Holden class action rejected $5M offer from GM
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-28 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Car dealers that have brought a class action against General Motors over its decision to retire the Holden brand in Australia rejected offers of compensation totaling close to $5 million, according to court documents.

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