Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth.
Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy has lost a bid to stay an expert determination process in a royalties dispute with Adani, with a judge ruling that the court should not “lightly disregard” decisions to resolve disputes by expert determination rather than court-based litigation.
A judge has granted a bid by the operator of Sydney’s billion-dollar Lane Cove tunnel to add a new claim in the five-year-old dispute alleging the concrete lining used in construction was defective.
The state of NSW faces a class action over police strip searches at music festivals that is calling for aggravated and exemplary damages for the “invasive and unlawful” treatment of hundreds of festivalgoers.
A judge has flagged the “regrettable” prospect of further litigation in relation the estate of Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar, following a finding that Cassar’s will was forged in a conspiracy by his widow, daughter and son who feared losing his multimillion-dollar business empire after his death.
Although the settlement sum has not been disclosed, court documents in the Opal Tower class action reveal the litigation funder backing the case will seek $13.2 million in commission when the parties appear before the court later this year.
A Melbourne-based barristers’ clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.
Dentons has picked up a partner from Holding Redlich to bolster its construction practice ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
A court has rejected an appeal by a lawyer who acted for both sides in an employment dispute between a company and its former managing director and advised the director to “take and park” over $370,000 from the company account as leverage.
Embattled mining company Griffin Coal has copped a $4,000 fine after being convicted of failing to meet its financial reporting and officeholder requirements.