Equity Trustees has sued asset manager Tactical Global Management seeking millions in compensation for losses allegedly stemming from over-hedging trades.
A COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess that left 28 people dead was âsomething that was very likely to happenâ and the cruise should never have sailed, a court heard as a class action trial against Carnival PLC kicked off.
Law firm HWL Ebsworth has defeated a Brisbane property developer’s appeal of a ruling that found the firm did not owe the former client damages for its negligence in failing to properly follow instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.
The lead applicant in a class action against Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates wants to join the wife of one of the doctors named in the suit, brought on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered “horrific” consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer’s clinic.
The lead applicant in a class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device has admonished the drug makerâs request for her medical records since the age of 14, saying it had âno basisâ and was a âfishing exerciseâ.
Two alleged victims of a former Sydney doctor who pretended to be a plastic surgeon and performed breast augmentation surgeries that left them injured cannot make claims against Avant Insurance, an appeals court has ruled.Â
Defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services has sued law firm King & Wood Mallesons and its former auditor Bentleys for allegedly failing to advise that it had to hold client funds used to trade on its online platforms on trust.
The operator of Perth Airport has sued government-owned Airservices Australia for allegedly contaminating the airportâs groundwater, which flows into the Swan River, through the use of toxic firefighting foam.
A judge has granted the liquidators of Cornerstone Investment Australia leave to sign a funding agreement for the insolvent tertiary education providerâs $56 million professional negligence claim against accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
A judge has rejected a $225,000 personal costs order sought against a Sydney-based law firm by a homeowner in a beef with a builder, over what the homeowner claimed was a âwoefully preparedâ case in the NSW District Court.