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High Court asked to hear promoter’s spat with TEG over One Direction concert
A Sydney concert promoter seeking a cut of the profits earned by Nine unit TEG Live for promoting a 2013 Australian tour with English-Irish boy band One Direction has taken his fight to the High Court.
Liberty Group’s ‘trust silo’ not used to avoid tax on $98M, appeals court finds
In a loss for the Australian Taxation Office, an appeals court has found that the Liberty Group’s use of corporate and trust ‘silos’ was not an unlawful tax avoidance scheme.
ABC can’t access training information in ex-soldier’s discrimination case
An appeals court has granted the Commonwealth’s bid to suppress material relating to its "conduct after capture” training in a discrimination case brought by a former ADF member, finding that a document is not in the public domain simply because it is available for inspection on the court file.
Zoetis can appeal Boehringer win over pig vaccine patents
US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has been granted leave to appeal a ruling that invalidated three of its patents covering pig vaccines.
BHP fights class action’s bid to augment group after pleading mistake
A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicant’s pleading mistake.
Former EY partner tries again to keep identity under lid in tax case
A former EY partner is trying again to keep their identity secret in proceedings brought by the Tax Office alleging they promoted tax exploitation schemes.
Hells Angels takes IP fight with Redbubble to High Court
Hells Angels has asked the High Court to reinstate an award of $78,000 for online marketplace Redbubble's infringement of its trade marks, after the Full Court found it was owed just $100 in nominal damages.
In victory for class action, High Court says Qld council must repay levies
The High Court has handed a win to a class action on behalf of Queensland ratepayers who were wrongly charged levies over a period of six years, rejecting the local council’s argument that the levies were put to good use.
High Court to decide if employers can be on hook for damages for psychiatric injury
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether employers should be on the hook for damages if they act negligently when dismissing a worker, granting special leave to a former employee at not-for-profit Vision Australia whose $1.4 million damages award was overturned on appeal. 
High Court won’t touch ruling on backdated wage increases
A special leave application by the Catholic diocese fighting to overturn a Full Federal Court judgment that two school teachers were entitled to backdated pay rises has failed.