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Court approves $26M settlement in Scenic Tours class action
A court has approved a $26 million settlement in the long-running class action against cruise operator Scenic Tours, with $7 million earmarked for litigation funder Legal Justice.
Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.
Residents near Graincorp factory can convert case to class action
A court has found that residents living near an allegedly loud and foul-smelling Graincorp oilseed factory in rural Victoria can band together to bring a class action suit.
Retired law firm partner loses battle with ATO over final payments
A former law firm partner has lost his scrap with the Australian Taxation Office over exit payments he received on retirement, with a court ruling his $180,000 payout could not be offset against repayments made to the partnership's capital account. 
Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.
‘Commercial nonsense’ ruling shot down in AMP lease dispute
Willis Australia has won an appeal against its landlord, AMP Capital, with a court ruling the insurance broker is entitled to withdraw notice it gave in December 2019 to renew its office lease. 
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart can’t fight use of arbitration docs as trial in family feud begins
Hancock Prospecting can't challenge an order that documents produced in arbitration are fair game, as the mining company's chief, Gina Rinehart, battles her children in a trial over ownership of a valuable tenement set to start Monday.
Solicitor loses argument that costs assessors can’t get do-over
A Sydney solicitor has lost a 10-year-old dispute with a former client over fees, after unsuccessfully claiming a cost assessor’s conduct in issuing multiple preliminary cost certificates ran afoul of the Legal Profession Act.
Care A2 loses bid for freezing order in case against Sports Flick exec
Infant formula maker Care A2 Plus has lost a bid for a freezing order against the former chief financial officer of Sports Flick as it appeals a finding she had no involvement in a fellow executive’s "deceitful" scheme over a $5 million World Cup streaming deal. 
Monster Energy loses challenge to A&E Television’s trade mark
Monster Energy has lost a trade mark tiff with American broadcaster A&E Television, with IP Australia giving the media company the all-clear to register a mark for its ‘Monster Motor Challenge’ TV series.