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Lloyd’s scores win in COVID-19 business interruption insurance case
Clayton Utz 2022-03-11 3:14 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Lloyd's has scored a win in a COVID-19 business interruption case, with a judge ruling the insurer can rely on a conformity clause in its insurance contract with a Snap Fitness franchisee to deny coverage.
Clive Palmer cops indemnity costs for ‘absurd’ aircraft lawsuit
Contracts 2022-03-10 3:42 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
Billionaire Clive Palmer has been hit with indemnity costs over a discontinued lawsuit brought against aircraft mechanics over the repair of his $2 million private jet.
High Court says ‘direct and far-reaching ramifications’ of contract gives outsider right to relief
Aviation 2022-03-09 9:42 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
The High Court has ruled that the “direct and far-reaching ramifications” of a contract between the federal government and Tasmania’s two major airports justifies an order for declaratory relief sought by local councils about the obligation of the airports' operators to pay rates.
Palmer salvages defence in spat with CITIC over $5.8B Sino Iron project
Clara Wren 2022-03-09 1:33 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
An appeal by billionaire Clive Palmer and his mining company Mineralogy has succeeded in reinstating parts of their defence attacking the state of mind of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CITIC in allegedly applying commercial pressure over the $5.8 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia.
HWL Ebsworth overlooked ‘obvious red flags’ in joint venture contract, trial told
Business of Law 2022-03-07 9:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
HWL Ebsworth's clients suffered a staggering $130 million loss when the law firm's solicitors failed to notice “obvious red flags” in a joint venture contract for an ambitious Sydney-based land development, a court has heard.
‘The end of litigation as we know it’: Judge pans Nando’s costs in franchising spat
Access Law 2022-03-07 2:36 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Nando's Australia has been criticised for claiming that its costs in a dispute against a single franchisee could reach close to $2 million, with an associate judge saying the bill could kickstart a precedent that leads to "the end of litigation as we know it".
Corestaff to pay $6.4M to settle class action by Papua New Guinea workers
Class Actions 2022-03-02 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Labour hire firm CoreStaff will pay $6.4 million to settle a class action accusing it of using the promise of long-term work to lure workers to Australia from Papua New Guinea, only to terminate their employment agreements less than three years after they made the move.
Sailors seek ‘very high figure’ in Navy training class action
Class Actions 2022-02-28 6:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
The federal government has argued it should not have to pay the “very high figure” former Royal Australian Navy sailors are seeking in compensation for a breached training contract that allegedly saw them denied a higher rate of pay.
Maurice Blackburn ‘more savvy than the rest of us’, judge says in Fearless Girl spat
Appeals 2022-02-22 9:21 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
A Full Federal Court judge has questioned whether law firm Maurice Blackburn was “savvy” to the origins of New York’s famous Fearless Girl statue when it launched a copycat marketing campaign in Melbourne’s Federation Square.
Noumi to foot Blue Diamond’s legal bill as part of $48M settlement
Albert Dinelli 2022-02-22 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Noumi, formerly known as Freedom Foods, has agreed to pay $860,000 in Blue Diamond Growers' costs as part of a $48 million settlement of a legal spat over a licensing deal to sell Almond Breeze milk, which the food maker unsuccessfully argued should be heard in Australia.