Judgment

Property developer Mirvac has won a $220,000 dispute against designer outlet store Estro over unpaid licence fees and charges under a commercial lease for a store at Sydney’s Birkenhead Point.

The Full Court has poured cold water on Vittoria Cantarella's hopes of reviving its ‘Oro’ trade marks, finding a judge did not err in concluding the marks were already used by another coffee maker.

Seven can strike out part of West Coast Eagles player Jack Darling's suit alleging it was the 'publisher' of allegedly defamatory articles in The West Australian that accused him of being anti-vax.

Ahead of an eight-week trial in an investor class action in July, ratings agency S&P has lost its bid to throw out the entirety of the expert evidence in the case.

The heirs of iron ore magnate Peter Wright have won a bid to haul their brother Julian to court to question him about the identity of the funder who backed his unsuccessful case against them in a dispute over their father’s estate.

Lendlease has resolved its challenge to a valuation for the site of its $3.1 billion luxury development One Circular Quay, located between the Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House. 

A class action against BHP can include in the group member definition investors who bought shares on secondary platforms, but the change can't apply retroactively.

A judge has rejected HSU secretary Diana Asmar's argument that a case against her over an alleged $2.7 million false invoicing scheme should be stayed because criminal charges were “on the cards”.

The Full Court has found insurer Allianz is not liable to indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse at exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar.

A developer is on the hook for $2.6 million after a court found he misappropriated a tax refund associated with a scheme to develop property in Spring Farm, NSW and put it towards a luxury Sydney home in his wife’s name.