Element Zero has denied claims that three former Fortescue employees, including one executive, misused confidential information and developed a green iron process on the company dime.
The judge overseeing class actions against Uber has approved a $271.8 million settlement, which includes an $82 million deduction for the funder and $39 million for the firm that ran the cases.
Oppressive workloads and underresourced courts are pressure points for judicial independence, and more investment in the judiciary is needed, says a paper released by the peak body for judges.
The Albanese government has backed recommendations that would give the ACCC increased power to target anti-competitive conduct by tech companies.
A judge presiding over a class action against Fletcher Building has clarified his relationship with the director of a litigation funder which is the basis of a recusal bid.
The NSW government can’t appeal a decision that denied its bid to subpoena the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over allegedly unlawful strip searches at music festivals.
A judge has allowed a class action against CBA and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State to add claims based on a novel theory of corporate responsibility that has implications for companies’ use of AI.
Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.
A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.
A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments.