The self-declared “wolf trader” of the Gold Coast, Tyson Scholz, will not have to provide a concise statement in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s case accusing him of providing unlicensed financial services, a judge has ruled.
Supreme Court of Queensland judge Helen Bowskill has been named the state’s new chief justice, only the second woman to ever hold the position.
Australia’s largest law firm MinterEllison has announced the election of leading mergers and acquisitions and government practice lawyer Andrew Rentoul to the position of chairman.
The brother of Liberal Senator and former resources minister Matt Canavan can investigate potential claims against Glencore in his long running legal spat over the Rolleston coal mine, after a court greenlit his bid for the appointment of special purpose liquidators.
Philanthropist and Wotif founder Graeme Wood will have to pay more than $15 million after the Victoria Supreme Court found one of his companies had breached an agreement to act as guarantor for the $73 million sale of a Queensland aquaculture business.
A judge has dismissed an urgent application to block Qantas from taking disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees, but the airline has committed to extending their leave with pay until a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccination policy can be heard.
Insurers have triumphed in a lawsuit over coverage for the $3.2 million cancellation of the Big Red Bash outback music festival during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with a judge finding a communicable disease exclusion in the organiser’s event cancellation policy was engaged.
An Airbnb host’s claim for JobKeeper payments has been shot down, with a tribunal saying the accommodation of paying guests at one’s own home did not constitute a business.
A litigation funder has taken aim at a landmark judgment in an appeal of a ruling that found its funding arrangement with group members in a class action against Queensland energy suppliers was a managed investment scheme.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against the self-proclaimed ‘wolf’ of the ASX, social media celebrity Tyson Scholz for allegedly providing financial services without a licence.