Barristers

Lawyers representing two class actions against the state of Queensland over alleged unlawful removals of Indigenous children have called on the state to produce unredacted files about the lead applicants.

A bid by Victorian Liberal MP David Davis for documents on the state's hotel quarantine program has largely failed, with a tribunal finding their release could prejudice an ongoing class action.

Online fashion retailer FWRD has lost its challenge to registration of the 'FFWD' trade mark by data processing software company Corezero.

Macquarie Capital has hit back at a class action over an alleged misleading prospectus for Nuix’s $1.8 billion IPO, saying it was entitled as underwriter to rely on the software company's promises.

Wealth guru Dominque Grubisa wants the High Court to overturn a finding that she had actual knowledge her company's statements were misleading, saying the case raises unresolved questions about accessorial liability.

The liquidators for landbanking company Aviation 3030 can recover half of a $3.4 million landholder duty from a former director, after a judge found they reaped benefits from indirect ownership in land sold for $135 million in 2018. 

Mineralogy has lost its bid for expanded discovery from CITIC in a case seeking to compel the Clive Palmer-owned tenement owner to file expansion proposals allegedly needed to maintain production at a Pilbara iron mine.

Ergon Energy is challenging a notice from the energy regulator in its probe of payments received via a Centrelink direct debit scheme, after AGL was fined $25 million for overcharging welfare recipients.

Bakers Delight has filed a challenge to a finding that it was subject to a statutory reverse onus aimed at employers, in a Fair Work Ombudsman underpayments case against a franchisee.

A Melbourne couple whose defamation claims against an AFP commander were thrown out by a jury has had their appeal rejected.