Commercial Disputes AU
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September 29, 2026
Panel Upholds Forrestania-Zenith Ruling, Adds Disclosures
A Takeovers Panel review panel has upheld a declaration of unacceptable circumstances over Forrestania Resources' proposed acquisition of Zenith Minerals, while requiring further disclosure about the consequences if Forrestania does not acquire full ownership of Zenith.
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September 29, 2026
Implied Contract Holds In Spoiled Salad Dressing Dispute
The Supreme Court of Victoria's Court of Appeal has found documentation such as emails and invoices formed a contract, partially allowing a freight agent's appeal over liability for a 2017 shipment of spoiled salad dressing.
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September 29, 2026
12 Wentworth Selborne Adds 2 Barristers To Floor
12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers said Nakhul Bagwat, formerly a senior associate at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, and Georgia Appleby, formerly a senior associate at Maddocks, have joined its Sydney chambers.
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September 29, 2026
ACT Bar Association Names 2 Barristers Senior Counsel
The Australian Capital Territory Bar Association appointed barristers Danny Moujalli of Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers and Peter Woulfe of Blackburn Chambers as Senior Counsel, President Prue Bindon said in a statement Monday.
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September 29, 2026
Takeover Panel Finds Against DGR Shareholder Disclosures
The Takeovers Panel found that shareholders in mining exploration company DGR Global acquired major voting power in the company without providing accurate disclosures, and declared "unacceptable circumstances".
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September 29, 2026
Blue Flag Says Optimus Used Defaults To Derail Share Exit
Automotive data and analytics company Blue Flag and its founders have sued its majority-owner Optimus Group in the Victorian Supreme Court, alleging they issued default notices to derail the sale of the remainder of the business, have sought to block the founders from board meetings and written down the founder's remaining stake to zero.
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September 29, 2026
Cochlear Faces Shareholder Class Action Over Profit Forecast
Hearing implant solutions firm Cochlear Ltd. faces a shareholder class action in the Supreme Court of Victoria over its 2026 earnings forecasts which prompted a heavy share price decline, the company said on Tuesday.
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September 28, 2026
Creditor Has Priority Over Co.'s Tax Refunds, Court Says
An Australian coal mining company's secured creditor has first priority over a chunk of about AU$7.5 million ($5.3 million) in contested tax refunds compared with a company that purchased the refunds, the Supreme Court of Queensland said, reversing a trial court's decision.
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September 28, 2026
Mayne Pharma To Pay US$650K To End US Antitrust Claim
Mayne Pharma said Monday it would pay US$650,000 (AU$927,000) to settle a complaint by 49 U.S. attorneys general alleging antitrust violations in its marketing of a generic version of the antibiotic doxycycline. The company did not admit liability.
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September 28, 2026
Defendants Get Costs For Ralan Liquidators' Late Doc Drop
A Federal Court has ordered the collapsed Ralan Property group's liquidators to pay costs for a hearing cancelled after they served extensive document summaries on its former head of sales at short notice, but declined to penalise their use of AI to prepare them.
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September 28, 2026
Top Commercial Disputes To Watch In The Second Half
2026 has been defined by massive claims across trade insurance in the Greensill fallout, the U.S. Meta case and likely Australian class action on teen addiction, Attorney General Michelle Rowland's first major suit, and the high-profile property stoush over a prized stake in Melbourne's Tullamarine airport. Law360 takes a look at five cases to watch in commercial disputes for the remainder of the year.
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September 28, 2026
WestConnex Class Action Dropped After Funder Quits
Two Sydney property owners have dropped their WestConnex land acquisition class action against the New South Wales government after a dispute with their litigation funder, ending what a Supreme Court judge called the case's "long and unfortunate" history.
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September 28, 2026
NSW Solicitor Hit With Vexatious Proceedings Order
A New South Wales solicitor has been ordered to seek the Federal Court of Australia's permission before starting or continuing any proceedings there, after several cases he brought against Kailash Lawyers and Consultants were dismissed.
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September 28, 2026
Nuix Faces New Suit By CMB Capital and Former Exec Olsen
Venture Capital firm CMB Capital is suing analytics software company Nuix in the Federal Court of Australia, with a former senior executive of the company joining the suit and legal representation by class action specialists Banton Group.
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September 28, 2026
New Chambers Appoints 2 New Commercial Barristers
Sydney-based New Chambers announced two newly admitted barristers Catherine Bugler and Patrick Hall to its chambers. according to a statement on Monday.
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September 28, 2026
AUSTRAC CEO Says Lawyers Should Watch Property For AML
AUSTRAC CEO Brendan Thomas says several law firms have already reported suspicious matters to the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulator under expanded laws, adding there was "significant risk" in property transactions.
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September 28, 2026
RBA Workers Take Pay Dispute To Fair Work Commission
Reserve Bank of Australia employees have applied to the Fair Work Commission to resolve stalled pay negotiations after the central bank did not improve a pay rise offer that workers already rejected, according to the Finance Sector Union.
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September 25, 2026
Lawcover Defends Sole-Insurer Model Amid Competition Push
Lawcover and its owner the Law Society of New South Wales argued that its status as the sole professional indemnity insurer for solicitors in NSW helps keep prices down and coverage high, saying opening up the market to competition would actually be worse for lawyers and that its critics are a disgruntled minority.
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September 25, 2026
Ex-Big Un CEO Avoids Jail For Sharing Inside Info
The former CEO of Big Un has avoided imprisonment after being convicted in the District Court of New South Wales for tipping off a shareholder about the true financial status of the failed tech startup.
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September 25, 2026
Martinus Rail Must Pay $26M Into Court To Stay Enforcement
The New South Wales Court of Appeal ruled Friday that Martinus Rail can temporarily halt enforcement of a $26 million judgment while it appeals the Supreme Court's refusal to grant a stay, provided it pays a similar amount into court.
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September 25, 2026
Appeals Panel Rejects Bid To Block $5M Investment Suit
A Victorian Court of Appeals panel has refused to strike out, or exclude documents from, a dispute over an allegedly misleading $5.1 million investment in a now-liquidated financial services company, saying the documents weren't confidential and the strike out motion was brought too late.
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September 25, 2026
Insurer Flags Conflicts In NSW Indemnity Insurance Regime
An insurance agency on Friday called out alleged conflicts of interest involving New South Wales' law society and attorney general within the state's "anti-competitive" mandatory legal insurance regime, drawing pushback from a legislator who said the agency should file a formal complaint.
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September 25, 2026
Netwealth Hit With Class Action Over First Guardian Failures
Law firm Keily McCrosson confirmed Friday that it had filed a class action against NetWealth over the superannuation trustee's offering and monitoring of investment options in the now-collapsed First Guardian Master Fund.
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September 25, 2026
IAG Settles $2.8B Greensill Claims With Credit Suisse
Trade insurance claims worth billions of dollars linked to the Greensill Capital collapse will go untested in the Federal Court of Australia as insurance giant Insurance Australia Group confirmed a settlement Friday in its stoush with UBS-owned Credit Suisse.
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September 24, 2026
Maurice Blackburn Loses Bid To Restore Full Hino Class Fees
The Victorian Court of Appeal has rejected Maurice Blackburn's challenge to a second cut in its fees from an $87 million class action settlement over carmaker Hino's alleged misrepresentation of vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions.