Seven has won a suppression order over an ex-Spotlight reporter’s claim, with a judge finding that public access to the “colourful and embarrassing” claim could adversely affect mediation.
A collectable car dealer who operated his Gosford business using a ‘museum concept’ has won a High Court victory in a dispute with the ATO over whether he should be on the hook for luxury car tax.
An appeals court has backed a decision awarding carriage of a shareholder class action against Downer EDI to two firms that joined their cases, rejecting an argument that it would encourage races to consolidate.
Westpac and two other lenders have won their cases alleging they were scammed out of $500 million in loans to the Forum group of companies.
Super Retail has lost its bid to restrain Harmers Workplace Lawyers from acting for two former executives, despite a judge finding the firm had a conflict of interest.
The CDPP and ASIC have succeeded in staying Clive Palmer’s case challenging the lawfulness of a seven-year-old examination, with a judge finding it would fragment criminal cases against the mining magnate.
A judge has allowed a tweak to a class action against the state of NSW on behalf of inmates of the Dillwynia Women’s Correctional Centre who were sexually assaulted by former correctional officer Wayne Astill.
Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.
US drug giant Eli Lilly cannot register a trade mark consisting of the word ‘hair’ preceded by the ‘greater-than’ symbol, despite winning registration in the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand.
ANZ has lost its appeal of a landmark decision finding it breached continuous disclosure rules by failing to disclose a $750 million bailout by underwriters during a $2.5 billion capital raising.