A union has partially won a bid to exclude thousands of current and former members from a class action against McDonald’s, after losing a challenge that sought to ban all Fair Work group proceedings.
A human rights group has lost its legal bid to compel the federal government to bring home Australians stuck in Syrian camps, with a a judge finding the Minister for Home Affairs has “no control” over their detention.
Ten has questioned whether presenter Lisa Wilkinson should have separate representation in defending a defamation case by accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann, as it responds to a dispute over a promise to cover her legal bill.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has brought civil penalty proceedings accusing pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs of failing to take steps to prevent a February 2022 data breach that affected millions of patients.
Tiwi Islanders have won an eleventh hour bid to halt all work on Santos’ Barossa gas export pipeline for one week, with a judge finding construction could cause “irreparable damage” to underwater cultural heritage.
Novartis unit Sandoz AG has lost its bid to revoke Bayer’s patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and has been barred from selling generic versions of the medication after a judge found the German pharma giant’s patents were valid.
The owner of a small jewellery retailer in central Sydney must pay a younger female employee $237,985 for sexual harassment after he slapped her on the buttocks and confessed romantic feelings for her, a judge has found.
Santos has hit back at an urgent bid by a Tiwi Islander traditional custodian to block construction of the energy giant’s Barossa gas export pipeline, saying he could not usurp the offshore energy regulator’s role.
The High Court has refused to throw out a personal injury case over 55-year-old child sexual abuse claims, despite the death of the alleged perpetrator and most relevant witnesses, saying a permanent stay is a “measure of last resort”.
The former managing director of property developer Ralan Group could face up to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to six fraud offences over loans the defunct corporate group took out to fund several projects in Sydney.