Virgin Airlines has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission ruling that reinstated a flight attendant who was dismissed for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before a flight.
The owners of Perth high rise HBF House have won their bid for more documents from builder CIMIC, as they seek to prove claims that the building squeaks when the weather changes and leaks when it rains.
Mattel has mostly won its challenge to a Shanghai-based toy company’s bid to trade mark ‘Blokees’, which the US toy giant argued was deceptively similar to its popular Blokus board game.
An environmental group has dropped its court fight over the expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland, saying the case — which went to the High Court — had taken a heavy financial toll.
Lendlease’s hopes of acquiring, subdividing and selling lots in a Campbelltown block have been deferred, with a judge finding he could not make urgent orders with a question mark hanging over the construction of a relevant deed.
Developer Schofields has won $20 million from the New South Wales government after the state failed to provide an easement or road access to land it owned for more than two years after acquiring a neighbouring lot.
A court has ordered ASX-listed childcare company G8 Education to advance the legal costs of its embattled former chair, Jennifer Hutson, who faces a criminal trial next month.
A solicitor who acted for both parties in a fight between a company and its director has been struck from the roll, with a court finding his attempt to hide the conduct was “worse than the crime.”
Ex-BHP unit South32 has dodged a request for an expedited injunction barring in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge finding there was “no urgency” to the bid.
A Perth construction company still owes electrical contractor Mobius full payment for work on a Rio Tinto reinjection scheme after it was duped by a fraudulent email, with a judge calling the case “a salutary reminder” of the importance of verifying bank details.