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A judge has denied Fairfax's bid to strike out allegations by a Western Australian businessman that it was the publisher of allegedly defamatory comments that appeared on one of its Facebook pages.
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who claims he was sacked for complaining about Lendlease's attempts to avoid tax liability has asked the High Court to overrule a judgment finding recent changes to whistleblower protections do not apply retrospectively to cover his claims.
The corporate regulator has again initiated proceedings against Gold Coast-based BHF Solutions and Cigno for allegedly providing credit without a licence after the lenders failed to convince the Full Court that their services fell outside the scope of the Credit Act.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge ordered ACBF Funeral Plans to pay $1.2 million for misleading its First Nations customers, less than one-fifth of what the regulator sought.
Livestock drug company Zoetis has agreed to accept a $2.1 million payout to cover its costs in successfully defending a class action dubbed "totally off the planet" by a judge.
A former Qantas worker looks set to appeal a judgment that found she can't undo a $75,000 settlement in a workers compensation claim in order to pursue a discrimination suit against the airline.
A judge has appealed a ruling that put him on the hook for damages for ordering the wrongful imprisonment of a Queensland man and set off alarm bells and calls for legislation by the nation's legal bodies.
Former premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian has filed a legal challenge to an ICAC report which found she and her ex-boyfriend, former member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire, engaged in "serious corrupt conduct".
The law firm representing the wife of the late AFL player Shane Tuck in a class against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries is seeking court approval to discontinue the case for lack of litigation funding.
Insurer JLT Risk Solutions won't pay any compensation to resolve a long-running class action on behalf of Victorian councils, after defeating a similar class action in New South Wales.