Events

A Sydney barrister has been found guilty of contempt in a fight with his chambers over $112,000 in alleged unpaid fees after he failed to follow court orders to hand over his financial documents and did not explain why he had not filed tax returns since 2016.

The liquidators of a subsidiary of collapsed media company Big Un have lodged an appeal after a judge tossed their case against financier First Class Capital alleging a three million share purchase was part of a scheme to inflate the company's stock price. 

The litigation funder that bankrolled two class actions against Toyota, which settled this month for a record $750 million, faces a grilling by the Federal Court over its proposed commission -- the largest payout ever sought in an Australian class action.

Radio host Jackie O Henderson is challenging broadcaster ARN Media’s claims of legal professional privilege over documents relating to a workplace investigation following her on-air clash with former co-host Kyle Sandilands, arguing the dominant purpose of the investigation was not to obtain legal advice.

Agribusiness investment firm Packhorse Pastoral has lost an appeal bid in a row with placement agent Burgoyne Capital, after its $120 million portfolio of cattle stations was put up for sale following the death of a co-founder.

Raysons Constructions has successfully appealed a NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision in a fight with a Sydney owners corporation over major defects at an apartment complex in Meadowbank.

A judge has allowed a prison inmate in Victoria to file a class action over alleged price gouging for products sold in the prison shop, but warned it was unlikely that he will be able to represent the 400 proposed group members.

eHarmony has appealed a judge's finding that it misled customers about automatic subscription renewables, its free online dating service and subscription terms and prices.

The private credit firm that backed bankrupt publican Jon Adgemis has failed in its fight for the costs of its court action against the corporate regulato over notices to produce documents it said were shielded by legal professional privilege. 

FX Group Holdings has partly succeeded in its appeal of a finding that it owes private equity firm CPE Capital $96.89 million in a dispute over a profit-sharing agreement tied to the sale of CPE’s stake in trading platform Pepperstone.