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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.
A class action against Philips Electronics over recalled sleep apnea machines is likely to proceed with a new lead applicant and law firm after the solicitor on record decided the case was not viable.
Marcus Bastiaan has sued solicitors who acted in his settled defamation case against Nine over branch stacking allegations, claiming the legal bill was “grossly disproportionate” and almost double his settlement.
A class action over a December 2019 fire that was allegedly ignited by welding work on a rural property in NSW and spread out of control has settled for $4.5 million.
Qantas has hit back at the ACCC’s case alleging it sold thousands of tickets on cancelled flights for commercial gain, saying airlines cannot guarantee flights will run as planned.
Dentons has snagged a former principal at intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson to join its patents team in Sydney.
The owner of Melbourne's iconic Hopetoun Tea Rooms, which opened its doors in the Block Arcade in 1892, has sued the historic shopping arcade for allegedly mimicking its business by opening a near-identical cafe in the same location.
A judge has refused a bid by four major insurers to obtain the names of small businesses that register to join COVID-19 business interruption class actions, saying he did not want the companies contacting group members.
A class action against the Northern Territory government has been sent back to the drawing board, with a judge striking out allegations that its funding of Aboriginal interpreting services discriminated against people in a remote Indigenous community.