Appeals

The High Court is set to weigh in on part of an 1881 law invalidated by the NSW Court of Appeal when the state premier’s chief of staff skirted a bid to compel him to give evidence to a parliamentary committee.

Racing NSW is planning to appeal a ruling that found its appointment of an administrator to the owner of Sydney's Randwick Racecourse over financial concerns was invalid, saying the court's decision puts it in a "precarious" position.

The High Court has agreed to hear Otsuka's appeal of a decision that revoked its Abilify patent extension, which Otsuka argued would “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.

The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.

The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between the tax office and Canberra developer Geocon over excess GST on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development.

The High Court has declined to hear Mining Standards International's bid to overturn a stay in a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia.

Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.

Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.

Australian designer Katie Taylor has won her High Court appeal in a fight with pop star Katy Perry over the right to trade mark her name, with the court saying a Full Court ruling in Perry's favour "rewarded the wrongdoers".

Traditional owners have brought a High Court appeal, arguing the Full Court erred in finding the Western Australian government’s decision to expedite an exploration application by mining company Uro Western is not subject to judicial review.