In a shareholder class action targeting Boral, the construction materials giant has lost a bid to limit the class to registered group members until judgment, with a judge saying there was no reason to keep the class closed after mediation.
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over the $55 million sale of Queensland shopping centre brought by an arm of Elanor Investors Group, clearing the vendor and its agent of allegedly misleading or deceptive conduct.
KPMG has lost the latest round in its fight to transfer a class action over the collapse of steel giant Arrium from Victoria to NSW, with an appeals court finding that a group costs order made in the case could not travel across the border.
Qantas has again conceded defeat in the face of opposition by the ACCC, this time bowing out of a joint coordination agreement with China Eastern Airlines.
A judge has dismissed court proceedings brought by the corporate regulator against superannuation trustee Diversa over its alleged failure to oversee a now-banned financial adviser, ruling that the knowledge of downstream entities could not be attributed to Diversa.
Lender White Oak Commercial Finance will bring a novel claim against insurer Bond & Credit Company alleging it owed a duty of care to disclose an investigation into Greensill when it bought securities from the collapsed financier’s German-based bank.
Thomson Geer has snagged a Clayton Utz special counsel to bolster its tax practice.
Qantas has dropped its bid to acquire Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services, saying a court battle with the competition regulator would be complex and costly.
Care A2 Plus should be given leave to appeal a ruling over an overlapping US case by former business partner Gensco so that it can file a challenge in the High Court if need be, a court has heard.
A judge has found that ANZ breached continuous disclosure rules by failing to disclose a $750 million bailout by underwriters Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and JP Morgan during its $2.5 billion equity capital raising in August 2015.