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Baker McKenzie dragged into Chinese lender’s case against PwC over failed Aussie launch
Chinese lender Aoyin wants to join Baker McKenzie to its claims against PwC over a failed bid to launch the first Chinese bank incorporated in Australia, after advice documents from the law firm were uncovered in a last-minute privilege fight.
Liberty Financial sues to block exec from jumping ship to competitor
Non-bank lender Liberty Financial has filed court proceedings seeking to block its manager of treasury from starting a new job at a rival lender for one year.
Clive Palmer files $2M lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ disassembly of business jet
Billionaire Clive Palmer is suing a Perth-based aircraft maintenance company for up to $2 million in damages, claiming a business jet he owns was unlawfully seized and dismantled after a contractual dispute.
Appeal fails in case accusing pharma CEO of assaulting staff with syringe
A former CEO of a global pharmaceutical company has lost his appeal of a ruling throwing out a lawsuit he brought against his former employer after he was terminated in the wake of accusations that he harassed staff and using a syringe to stab multiple employees.
Hotel quarantine security firm sues Victoria over $9.7M in unpaid invoices
The Victorian government has been hit with a lawsuit by a security firm tasked with looking after 12 hotels used in the state's troubled COVID-19 hotel quarantine program which seeks more than $9.7 million for allegedly unpaid invoices.
Class action accuses Hog’s Breath Café director of using franchisee funds to pay girlfriend
Restaurant chain Hog's Breath Café is facing a class action for allegedly misappropriating franchisee funds meant for advertising, including by paying a director's girlfriend as a "consultant".
Boral must pay $4.8M in cement supply stoush with Wagners
Building products supplier Wagners has been awarded $4.8 million from Boral after Wagners successfully challenged a ruling in a high-stakes cement supply dispute with the construction material giant.
COVID-19 lease cancellation test case filed by Sydney bar
A shuttered upmarket cocktail bar in Sydney is seeking damages from its former landlord after the termination of its lease agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close less than a year after opening its doors.
Car dealers slap General Motors with class action for retiring Holden brand
A group of car dealers has hit a unit of car giant General Motors with a class action for allegedly breaching its contract by retiring the Holden brand in Australia last year.
Solomon Lew’s retail giant The Just Group sued for $3.4M in unpaid rent
Australian investment management group Fortius Funds Management has taken retail giant The Just Group to court seeking millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid rent for four stores in Sydney's MidCity Shopping Centre.