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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.

In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.

The ACT government has lost its bid for the dismissal of a class action lodged by social housing residents who allege they were unlawfully forced to relocate.

Citing public interest immunity, Homes Victoria has won a bid for Cabinet documents to be kept confidential in a class action levelled by public housing tenants.

Environmental activists claim fracking by natural gas company Tamboran in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin risks contaminating groundwater. 

Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham has appealed a defamation judgment for independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, arguing a homophobic tweet was not likely to cause serious harm to Greenwich’s reputation.

Law firm White & Case has advised super fund Cbus and private markets manager CVC on the sale of their combined renewable energy asset portfolio to Potentia Energy.

Defunct Greensill Group has filed a bid to disqualify a recently appointed Federal Court judge from hearing a case over its $1.7 billion collapse.

New rules requiring strata managers to disclose conflicts of interests and kickbacks to owners have come into effect in New South Wales.

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.