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Contesting $17.8 million in fees billed by law firm Hall & Wilcox, the liquidators of collapsed engineering firm Hastie Group have told a court there was no written costs agreement between the parties. 

Big Four bank NAB has paid $751,200 for inaccurate credit data disclosures under the Consumer Data Right rules, the largest penalty to date for breaches of the regulations.

The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws were enacted with the illegitimate aim of suppressing the union’s political activities.

A judge has warned that an interlocutory privilege skirmish in the consumer watchdog’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard could “spiral out of control”.

A Queensland tribunal has refused to set aside a costs agreement between Shine Lawyers and a former client, despite invoices blowing out to more than six times the original estimate, finding the matter had already been dealt with in a costs assessment. 

CityLink operator CML, which was found to have overcharged Eastlink operator ConnectEast, has argued that it also overpaid and is entitled to damages, but ConnectEast has told a judge the claim is time-barred and doesn't fall within a cross-claim exception. 

The deadline looms for a creditors' meeting to decide the future of collapsed building company Sharvain Façades, but its administrator wants a court to stop the clock, concerned a vote for liquidation will thwart recovery of $3.2 million from Roberts Co.

A judge has rejected GM's "back door" bid for indemnity costs from the lead applicant in a failed class action over its decision to retire the Holden brand because each group member had rejected a settlement offer before the case commenced.

A leading class actions lawyer has made the jump from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to Clifford Chance, drawn by the firm's global reach.