The AFL has rejected claims it owed a duty to protect footballers from racism on the oval, saying the risk of racist abuse was caused by “prevailing attitudes” and comparable to the risk they faced in other areas of life.
Design tech giant Canva has succeeded in opposing a former software engineer’s claim of coercion in an employment suit over his sacking.
Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged “dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.
London City Equities has reached a settlement with listed firm Excelsior in a case alleging shareholder oppression over a decision to sell off a subsidiary for $101 million and not distribute the proceeds.
Slater & Gordon has asked a court to summarily dismiss a negligence suit launched by a former HR executive who claims she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data.
Keybridge Capital has filed a lawsuit against E&P Investments seeking $1.7 million in compensation over the allegedly unfair conversion of almost 40,000 URFPA units held in E&P’s New York real estate investment fund as part of a share buyback program.
The Foreign Investment Review Board has extended the deadline for ruling on Cosette’s proposed $672 million takeover of Mayne Pharma.
The Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, over articles at the centre of a privacy and defamation lawsuit brought by the pair.
A developer has lost a $18 million dispute with the Victorian revenue office over duties for purchasing the Alphington Paper Mill, which it plans to develop into a new mini-suburb with 2,500 homes.
Hong Kong-based Link REIT has made a play to acquire three of five Lendlease shopping centre assets that comprise a $2.9 billion property fund that are being sold down amid a slew of redemption requests.