Judgment

X Corp has won a dispute with the eSafety Commissioner, with a judge finding it is is not required to comply with a new online safety standard for messaging apps because it already follows rules for social media companies.

Fiducian Investment Management has copped a $7.3 million penalty after admitting that it made misleading representations about the ESG credentials of an investment fund, despite senior execs being warned about its exposure to fossil fuels.

A judge has sent a dispute between two companies over a residential development in Melbourne’s outer west to arbitration, finding that a signature binding the developer to the process was not forged. 

An appeals court has held that former INXS manager Maria-Christina Copinger-Symes, whose father was part of a wealthy shipping dynasty, cannot withdraw concessions made by her senior counsel in her claim over her father’s estate. 

A judge has found that Shine Lawyers breached its obligations to the court by extending the life of a void 2022 proceeding and then filing a new case over the same claim.

A judge has declined to block a solicitor from representing that a new conveyancing firm, which aims to help real estate agents comply with AML/CTF obligations by holding property deposits, is operating an illegal business model.

A local amateur astronomy group has failed to convince the Administrative Review Tribunal to review a minister's decision to approve the airport plan and flight paths for the Western Sydney International Airport.

A tribunal has found a Victorian solicitor guilty of professional misconduct for over-promising on the prospects of success of a proposed property investment class action, which was never brought.

Global jewellery company Pandora has been ordered to pay $467,000 with interest to one of its former franchisees, after being scammed into transferring the money into an unknown third-party bank account. 

An RSL club in Wollongong, NSW can't pause execution of a $3 million judgment secured by a contractor pending determination of a defects case, despite claiming "catastrophic" consequences.