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New Aim appeals trade secrets loss over employee’s WeChat contacts
Appeals 2025-08-07 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

E-commerce merchandise importer New Aim is challenging the dismissal of its trade secrets case against a former employee, who gave the contact details of the company’s suppliers to a competitor after jumping ship.

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High Court shoots down solicitors’ CFO in Blue Sky class action
Class Actions 2025-08-06 10:54 am By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has unanimously found the Federal Court has no power to allow solicitors to take a cut of a settlement or judgment in a shareholder class action against Blue Sky, saying it would be contrary to rules against contingency fees in NSW. 

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Live exports case set for more delays, as class action files appeal
Appeals 2025-08-05 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban has lodged an appeal after a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place.

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Barrister who failed to disclose contempt conviction loses battle for practicing certificate
Business of Law 2025-08-04 11:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had “slipped his mind” has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers take $650M case to High Court
Franchises 2025-08-01 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mercedes-Benz dealers are pressing on with their $650 million battle over the luxury car maker’s move to a fixed-priced agency model, taking their case to the High Court.

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Uber win reversed on appeal in fight over $81M in payroll tax
Tax 2025-08-01 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW tax office has succeeded on appeal in its fight with Uber over five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with an appeals court finding that payments made to drivers are taxable.

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Sydney suburban gym wins $10 in appeal over lease with new owner
Real Estate 2025-08-04 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10. 

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X loses Full Court challenge to eSafety Commissioner infringement notice
Appeals 2025-07-31 10:53 am By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform. 

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PE firm Goldstone can’t appeal oppression ruling before damages
Financial Services 2025-07-31 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Private equity firm Goldstone has lost its bid to lodge an appeal before damages are determined, after a judge found  it invalidly terminated its managing director’s employment for standing in the way of a deal with her business partner’s son.

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Convicted accountant Vanda Gould loses appeal in fight with ATO
Tax 2025-07-31 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney accountant who was jailed in 2019 for perverting the course of justice has lost his latest battle with the tax office, with a judge tossing four taxation appeals by related entities after finding his evidence about over $21 million in wrongly claimed tax deductions was “entirely lacking in credibility”.

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