A judge has rejected claims from Super Retail Group’s former top lawyer that suppression orders over details of an alleged settlement should be lifted so she can respond to the company’s “defamatory” version of events in the media, calling her claims “a bare assertion”.
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has held the federal government must compensate Indigenous people in north-east Arnhem Land for mining operations, finding the government cannot escape its constitutional obligation to acquire property on ‘just terms’. The Commonwealth challenged a May 2023 Full Court decision finding it must compensate the Gumatj Clan or Estate…
The Port of Newcastle has lost its bid to move a lawsuit filed by Glencore Coal over $870,000 in alleged overcharged shipping fees to the Federal Court.
Transgrid contractor Elecnor unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project, a court has found.
Developer Bathla has won approval for a 20-storey commercial tower in Blacktown, NSW following a conciliation conference with the council.
The owner of the Coburn mineral sands project in Western Australia can deduct money allegedly owed by construction company Primero for allegedly breaching their contract from $6.85 million held as a security. In a Friday judgment, WA Supreme Court Justice Natalie Whitby sided with Coburn Resources in finding that Coburn can have recourse to the…
A delegate has ordered the removal of Macquarie’s ‘Macbank’ trade mark, finding no evidence of use in the course of trade despite the moniker being widely used to refer to the bank colloquially.
The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.
Corporate advisory firm Shaw and Partners is entitled to its full fees for working on a $20.5 million capital raising with ASX-listed tech company NetLinkz, a court has found.
Munich Reinsurance has been given the OK to bring additional claims in its $696 million lawsuit, which accuses AMP of misleading or deceptive conduct over a quota share agreement.