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Ex-Downer EDI project manager can’t pull ICAC report over Transport for NSW contracts
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-08-19 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A former Downer EDI project manager has lost a bid for court orders forcing NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption to remove a report into a probe relating to Transport for NSW and Inner West Council tenders.

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Apple, Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct, says judge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-12 5:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a major win for two class actions and Fortnite maker Epic Games, a judge has found that Apple and Google misused their market power in running app stores and in-app purchase systems.

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High Court to hear developer Mayfield’s appeal in case against NSW Ports
Appeals 2025-08-08 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayfield Development has been granted the High Court’s leave to make its argument that derivative Crown immunity does not apply to NSW Ports, in a seven-year-old competition case. 

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New judge with a human touch promises laughter, and maybe some tears
Business of Law 2025-05-12 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

He once made Clive Palmer cry but new judge Stephen Free is not without a sense of humour, as his speech to legal practitioners on his welcome to the bench showed Monday. He is also, as one speaker observed, “really, really nice”.

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Mayfield’s case over NSW Ports agreements lands at High Court
High Court 2025-05-01 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mayfield Development’s competition case against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports has made it to the High Court, with the developer pressing its argument that derivative Crown immunity did not apply to the port authority.

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In loss for ASIC, Full Court finds crypto currency provider did not need AFSL
Appeals 2025-04-23 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has granted a cross-appeal by crypto currency provider Block Earner, finding its did not need a financial services licence because its crypto product is not a financial product.

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Developer Mayfield loses appeal in competition case over NSW Ports deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-04-03 10:31 am By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.

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Silk with class action, competition law chops appointed to NSW Court of Appeal
Courts 2025-04-02 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney silk who has worked on several car defect class actions and represented Apple over claims it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace has been appointed to the NSW Court of Appeal. 

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Judge questions need for solicitors in Jaguar class action discovery process
Class Actions 2025-03-13 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has questioned the need for solicitors in a class action against Jaguar to be involved in discovery of internal investigations by the car maker when a technical referee is to be appointed.

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Developer’s challenge to NSW Ports decision an abuse of process, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-03-11 1:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.

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