Australian mining company Mineral Commodities has settled its contractual dispute with international garnet supplier GMA Garnet, which has agreed to pay around $23 million and purchase almost one million tonnes of mineral sands.
Australian construction company Grocon has been ordered to pay $1 million in security for costs to continue its pursuit of a $270 million lawsuit against Infrastructure NSW over the development of Central Barangaroo, despite claiming it’s financials have taken a hit from the pandemic.
Game show host and news presenter Simon Reeve is suing the Seven Network for breach of contract, seeking compensation and pecuniary penalties after his sudden dismissal in June during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Human resource management company Harrier Group has been sued by its former managing director and CEO, who alleges she was bullied and overworked.
A court has ordered a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group to pay more than $106 million to four coal mining companies after finding the mining company engaged in “dishonest behaviour” and misled the court.
A judge has ordered that disputes arising between Transurban and a group of contractors over the discovery of toxic PFAS chemicals in the soil at the site of the multi-billion dollar West Gate Tunnel project in Melbourne be sent to arbitration.
Insurance policies that may be worth up to $46 million and have derailed settlement approval in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis were “cobbled together” and contained errors and omissions, a court has heard.
The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney’s Opal Tower, which has been targeted in a class action over the ill-fated building, has told a court that a dispute with its insurer should be resolved promptly so that it can defend itself in the proceedings.
Fonterra could bring counter-claims against dairy farmers that brought a class action alleging they were unpaid when the company slashed milk prices in 2016, a court has heard, after debt recovery proceedings by Fonterra against the lead applicants were joined with the class action.
The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.