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An appeals court's finding that the federal government does not owe a duty of care to Australian kids to protect them from the effects of climate change will stand after the lead applicants declined to take the matter to the High Court.
Almost half of the $3 million in legal costs incurred by former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy in successfully defending against the regulator's case over the broadcast rights to the Open were for "luxuries of litigation" that he should pay for himself, ASIC has told a court.
A class action on behalf of Drakes store managers claimed to be worth up to $20 million has settled for $2.2 million, and the law firm behind the proceedings wants a cut of up to $837,000.
The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.
KPMG has again been targeted in a class action by shareholders of a defunct mining company, this time over allegedly misleading statements made by CuDeco ahead of a $63 million capital raising in 2016 and before the company’s collapse in 2020.
Kmart Australia and toy manufacturer Headstart International have hit back at Jellycat in a suit claiming they are selling 'Bashful Bunny' knockoffs, arguing the shape and features of the popular plush rabbit are not exclusive to the London-based soft toy designer.
Sydney Symphony has been taken to court by its former CEO who claims she was dismissed late last year after investigating multiple claims of sexual harassment by the orchestra's musicians.
Another auditor has landed in hot water over collapsed video company Big Un’s 2017 independent audit, with the lead accountant charged with making a false or misleading statement.
A judge has signed off on a $20 million penalty against Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management for improperly charging 9,000 members insurance premiums that included commissions to financial advisers, a practice that was banned in 2013.
A judge has approved a $155,000 settlement in a class action on behalf of investors in failed streaming platform Guvera which racked up $500,000 in legal fees, saying the case should never have been filed as a class action and didn't advance group members' interests "one iota".