Infrastructure giant Acciona must fight a $224M lost-revenue case by contractor Veolia Australia over the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant on Veolia’s home turf.
In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.
The Full Court has overturned the dismissal of a sexual harassment case and ordered a new trial after finding the trial judge did not consider crucial evidence and relied on “a preconception of how a victim would act” in finding the plaintiff was an unreliable witness. Jana Kruger claimed that her then-stepfather Alan Thompson sexually…
Bakers Delight has lost its appeal of a decision which found it was subject to a statutory reverse onus to disprove record-keeping claims in underpayments proceedings against a franchisee.
Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.
Former barrister Norman O’Bryan has lost his bid to suppress reporting on the hearing where he was committed to stand trial for criminal offences related to his role in the Banksia class action, with a magistrate finding the orders would be “futile”.
A judge has struck down controversial new anti-protest laws in New South Wales which gave police powers to shut down protests “in or near a place of worship”, finding they were contrary to the freedom of political communication.
A court has tossed the corporate regulator’s case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive, finding that a sales incentives scheme did not breach conflicted remuneration laws.
Having lost a challenge to privatisation agreements by NSW Ports, the competition regulator wants to intervene in a High Court appeal by Mayfield Developments, which failed in its own case against the port authority.
The Victorian Supreme Court has granted cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer an extension to provide discovery in a class action against him and his clinic after hearing he was facing medical issues.