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High Court says church not vicariously liable for historic abuse
The Catholic church can't be on the hook for sexual abuse by priests because the principle of vicarious liability is limited to the employment relationship, the High Court has found.
Class actions against Ford, Toyota score major win in High Court
The High Court has upheld appeals in class actions against Ford and Toyota over the calculation of damages for reduction in value of defective vehicles.
X appeals eSafety’s win over child exploitation notice
X Corp is going to the Full Federal Court with its challenge to an infringement notice by eSafety over the social media platform's handling of child exploitation material.
Isuzu takes fight over Directed Electronics’ case to Full Court
Isuzu is not giving up its bid to slam the brakes on a suit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft.
INPEX can cross-examine AkzoNobel’s lawyers over ‘inadequate’ discovery
INPEX has won a bid to cross-examine AkzoNobel's solicitors about discovery at the end of an 11-week trial over allegedly defective paint used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project. 
Isuzu can’t stay Directed Electronics case despite $170M trade secrets win
Vehicle maker Isuzu can't shut down an $18 million suit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over a former employee’s alleged theft of trade secrets.
X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.
High Court asked to tackle lawyers insurance ‘monopoly’ in NSW
An insurer has asked the High Court to hear an appeal with implications for competition in the "monopolised" market for lawyers professional indemnity insurance in New South Wales.
CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.
High Court upholds rejection of liquidator’s bid for pooling orders
The High Court has rejected a liquidator’s appeal arguing that two NSW printing press companies’ joint right to sue could be pooled to pay off debts for the entire corporate group.