A Sydney-based plastic surgeon with more than 5 million followers on TikTok has taken the ABC to court to block an upcoming episode of Four Corners about him from running.
A joint venture which helped design the Melbourne Metro has filed a $50 million lawsuit claiming they were not given enough of a $1.37 billion payout promised by the state’s government to cover additional work.
AMP has taken the insurance arm of Willis Towers Watson to court to try to force it to stick to an alleged promise to rent two floors in a central Sydney commercial block that was made just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Engineering services firm CIMIC Group has launched proceedings against ten insurers seeking indemnity for costs arising from allegations the company engaged in corrupt practices, including bribing government officials in Iraq.
The Federal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Forum Finance founder Bill Papas for contempt of court for allegedly transferring $720,000 out of one of his companies in breach of a freezing order.
The CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank, Peter Schiff, has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over a 60 Minutes episode that allegedly implied he “facilitated the theft of millions of dollars from the Australian people” by assisting customers to commit offshore tax fraud.
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a $650 million lawsuit by Australian dealers over the company’s decision to change to a fixed-price agency model.
The Federal Court has slugged wealth management firm Colonial First State Investments with a $20 million penalty for misleading almost 13,000 superannuation members about their MySuper entitlements through a “concerted campaign” that lasted two years.
A judge has criticised a proposed settlement notice in a shareholder class action against GetSwift for failing to inform group members of how much they would receive from the “very light” settlement, which relies heavily on the logistics firm’s success after relocating out of Australia.
The 64-year-old son of former Qantas chairman Sir Lenox Hewitt, who sued the airline for age discrimination earlier this year, has taken the company to court again alleging he’s owed over $90,000 in compensation.