Appeals

Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins is appealing a finding that she defamed Linda Reynolds in social media posts that implied the former Defence minister mishandled her rape allegations against ex-colleague Bruce Lehrmann.

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson will dispute adverse credit findings made against her as part of her appeal of a judgment in a racial discrimination case by Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi.

It faced defeat at the Full Federal Court and encountered a deadlocked High Court, still Aristocrat persisted in its seven-year fight to get patent protection for the popular Lightning Link poker machine. The long game paid off.

A construction company has lost its bid to appeal a VCAT decision determining a $1.4 million dispute against it because of its conduct in the case, with an appeals court rejecting its “narrow and technical” reading of the tribunal’s powers.

Facing allegations that it misused its market power with major retailers, Mastercard is challenging a ruling for the ACCC that lays bare discussions about merchant agreements involving inhouse lawyers.

An activist group has asked the High Court to overturn a decision finding it does not own the copyright for grim footage secretly obtained by trespassing at a Victorian slaughterhouse, arguing the case has consequences for press freedoms.

Construction company Mossop has lost an appeal of a decision for concreter Contek, with an appeals court upholding a judgment accounting for all payment claims in the case, even those subject to agreement before trial.

ASIC is trying again to strike out mining magnate Clive Palmer’s case over examinations conducted by the corporate regulator, after a judge found the case was sufficiently clear. 

Nuix has lodged an appeal of a ruling finding it owes $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for lawsuits over its $1.8 billion float.

A lease granted to developer Quarry Street over the site of the abandoned Paddington Bowling Club did not constitute use of the land under Aboriginal land rights legislation, a High Court majority has found.