Most Recent
Judge tosses class action over demolition of public housing towers
Victoria 2025-04-04 11:45 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a class action alleging Homes Victoria decided to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne without consulting residents, saying the government agency’s power to redevelop land “is not conditioned on observing procedural fairness”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Qube drops stay bid in $71M payments dispute with Martinus Rail
Construction 2025-04-07 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qube has dropped its bid for a stay of an appeals court judgment that found it can’t dodge a $71 million payment under the SOP Act to subcontractor Martinus Rail, made after the logistics company flagged a possible High Court appeal.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Alex Greenwich loses bid for indemnity costs from Mark Latham
Defamation 2025-04-04 3:17 pm By Andy Sidler

MP Alex Greenwich has lost his bid for indemnity costs from ex-NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham, with a judge finding it was not unreasonable for Latham to reject a $20,000 offer to settle the defamation suit.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Donkey Kong champ wins defamation case against Aussie YouTuber
Defamation 2025-04-02 3:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian gaming YouTuber Karl Jobst has been ordered to pay $350,000 in damages to US Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell over comments implying that he “hounded” another YouTuber to death. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
Western Sydney Airport-related development wins approval
Construction 2025-04-02 10:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has given the green light to a development related to the federal government’s $5.3 billion Western Sydney International Airport project. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Plastic surgeon can’t escape class action despite applicant dropping claims
Class Actions 2025-04-01 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over alleged botched cosmetic surgeries can drop claims against one surgeon, but the doctor will remain a party so other defendants can point the finger at him.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Lawyer accused of attempted blackmail wins round against Canberra firm
Business of Law 2025-03-25 4:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer accused of trying to blackmail personal injury firm Maliganis Edwards Johnson has won a challenge to an injunction, with a judge finding the blackmail allegation was more nuanced than conveyed by the Canberra firm. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Beckman Coulter shoots down biotech’s stem cell trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-25 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

US lab products giant Beckman Coulter has successfully opposed an Australian biotech’s bid to trade mark ‘Cytophex’ for its stem cell expansion system, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is too similar to Beckman’s ‘CytoFLEX’ mark. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

‘Egregious failure’ by lender’s counsel in appeal against ASIC win: court
Appeals 2025-03-24 4:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payday lender Sunshine Loans has lost an appeal after it was ruled liable for “wrongheaded” conduct, with an appeals court finding that counsel showed an “egregious failure” to confine the case to the real issues. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Construction PRO
United Petroleum wins lease dispute over ‘crater-size’ potholes
Construction 2025-03-26 1:25 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

United Petroleum has successfully sued the landlords of one of its petrol stations for failing to pay for repairs to potholes described as “more like large craters”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?