Compliance and legal specialist Sophie Grace has rejected allegations it was responsible for defunct forex trader Gallop International Groupâs collapse after it allegedly loaned $15.4 million in investor funds to the companyâs director in Hong Kong.
Snack food company Intersnack Australia has hit AIG Insurance with a lawsuit, claiming the insurer wrongly refused to cover $3 million in losses caused by an employee who allegedly gave out unauthorised discounts.
Grant Thornton can’t dodge a âsignificantâ counterclaim accusing the accounting firm of charging for âunnecessary and pointless” work in a case against a former client over $119,000 in unpaid fees.
General Motors has lost its bid to de-class a representative proceeding brought by former Holden dealers over its decision to retire the iconic brand, with a judge rejecting the car maker’s “speculative” argument that it would be prejudiced by further lawsuits after the class action was finalised.
An appeals court has dismissed an appeal in a professional negligence lawsuit by a New South Wales developer against HWL Ebsworth over a due diligence report that led to the purchase of a $25.5 million parcel of government land at risk of flooding.
General Motors is facing a lawsuit by a Holden car dealer who allegedly suffered up to $9.26 million in financial loss following the car maker’s decision to pull the iconic brand in Australia.
Construction company Delcon Civil is facing a lawsuit by a subcontractor seeking over $3.4 million in damages for alleged breach of contract relating to work on the North East Link project.
Qantas is locked in a legal battle with a US-based pilot training provider over failed negotiations concerning the development of a $35 million pilot academy in regional Queensland.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has agreed to pay a $25 million penalty to resolve proceedings by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.
Liberty Mutual Insurance does not have to indemnify dam operator Sunwater for its share of a $440 million settlement of the Queensland floods class action, the NSW Supreme Court has found.