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Nationwide drops judicial bias claim in Geoffrey Rush defamation appeal
Nationwide News is backpedaling from claims that a $2.9 million defamation judgment won by actor Geoffrey Rush should be overturned because of apprehended bias on the part of the trial judge.
ACCC wants stay of Garuda appeal as airline refuses to pay $19M fine
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a stay of an appeal by PT Garuda Indonesia while the airline's $19 million fine May for engaging in cartel conduct remains unpaid.
Funder to appeal landmark ruling on security in Fair Work class actions
A litigation funder is planning to challenge a landmark Federal Court ruling that found for the first time that funders can be ordered to pay security for costs in Fair Work class actions.
ASIC wins appeal in Westpac ‘personal advice’ case
The Full Federal Court has handed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission a win in a high-stakes appeal over what constitutes personal advice under financial services laws, finding Westpac violated its duty to act in its customers best interests through a superannuation rollover campaign.
Western Union manager could not have known no-show employee had mental illness, Full Court says
International money transfer giant Western Union has successfully appealed a $160,000 judgment in an employment discrimination case, with the Full Federal Court finding the firm's HR manager could not have known the employee, who was absent from work for seven months prior to the dismissal, actually suffered from a mental disability.
High Court to hear Securency appeal after $65M ‘shabby fraud’ award slashed
The High Court has granted a Nigerian agent tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer CCL Secure special leave to appeal a Full Federal Court judgment slashing a $65 million award in his favour.
IOOF unit wins stay of $76M judgment as it mulls appeal of case against Sparke Helmore
A judge has briefly stayed his $76.6 million judgment against IOOF subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees over the sale of a timber plantation by the collapsed Gunns Group as AET weighs an appeal of the ruling, which dismissed its cross-claim against law firm Sparke Helmore.
Firefighters agreement doesn’t discriminate against women, FWC says
The Federal Government has lost a challenge raising discrimination concerns around a Fair Work Commission-approved enterprise agreement covering metropolitan firefighters in Victoria, with an FWC review panel finding its appeal lacked merit.
Full Court shoots down Fortescue’s appeal of native title ruling
Mining magnate Andrew Forest's Fortescue Metals is facing a possible compensation claim after losing its appeal of a ruling that granted native title to to the Yinjibarndi people over a large section of land in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Full Federal Court reimposes ban on Prime Trust directors
The Full Federal Court has reimposed bans against four former directors of collapsed retirement village owner Prime Trust, including former federal health minister Michael Wooldridge, following a successful High Court challenge by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.