Barristers

The ACT revenue office has lost its claim that developer Molonglo should pay $100 million to develop land held under a Crown lease, while Molonglo’s argument that the tax should be nil has also been rejected.

Abbey Animal Health has managed only a “pyrrhic victory" in a patent case against rival Virbac over an antiparasitic drug, and must withdraw its Levamox Duo product from the market, a court has found.

In a landmark decision, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has awarded lost pay to an Uber driver who was unfairly deactivated from the ridesharing app for two months following a false complaint by passengers who assaulted him.

The NSW Land and Environment court has approved developer Central Element's plans for its $100 million 'Lamrock Avenue' luxury residential development in Bondi Beach, following a conciliation conference with the local council.

A joint venture launched to construct sections of Brisbane's new Cross River Rail station has successfully challenged an adjudicator’s order that it pay $2.7 million to a steel supplier.

Sports merchandise company Fanatics is going another round in its trade mark fight with AFL apparel maker FanFirm, urging the High Court to give guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use.

A judge has ordered embattled Optus to pay a $100 million penalty for “appalling” contraventions, after the telco admitted staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn't afford.

Glencore wants a second chance to argue its case against Port of Newcastle over wharfage fees, which it claims were excessive in light of a determination by the competition watchdog.

A judge has ordered the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to pay $150,000 for unfairly dismissing presenter Antoinette Lattouf because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. 

Builder Devakon has been ordered to pay $120,000 to remedy defects in an apartment development in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern East, dodging the owners’ bid for damages of almost $1 million.