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Pauline Hanson’s ‘dog whistle’ tweet caused torrent of abuse, says Greens’ Mehreen Faruqi
Pauline Hanson’s tweet that Mehreen Faruqi should “piss off back to Pakistan” was not a fair comment on a post the deputy Greens leader made after Queen Elizabeth II died that was critical of the monarchy, Faruqi argued as trial kicked off in her racial discrimination case against the One Nation leader.
Stockbroker ordered to pay $1M in ASIC market-rigging case
Sydney stockbroker Adam Blumenthal has been ordered to pay close to $1 million after admitting to market rigging and breaching his duties as director of two companies -- including by arranging a $7 million loan to 'ASX Wolf' Tyson Scholz.
With no intention to pay $200M debt, Spain ‘deserves no sympathy’, court says
The Kingdom of Spain has been ordered to pay over $50,000 in security on an interlocutory application, with a judge finding the country “deserves no sympathy” following its failure to satisfy a judgment debt of some $200 million.
Pauline Hanson’s history of ‘hateful’ comments admissible in case over ‘piss off’ tweet
Mehreen Faruqi can include evidence of senator Pauline Hanson’s allegedly "hateful" comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leader’s tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should “piss off back to Pakistan".
Pauline Hanson’s ‘dehumanising’ comments should be admissible in Faruqi case, court told
Mehreen Faruqi is fighting to include evidence of senator Pauline Hanson’s alleged history of ‘dehumanising’ comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leader’s tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should “piss off back to Pakistan".
Video camera maker Bolin wins urgent injunction against ASX-listed rival BirdDog
Chinese video camera company Bolin has won its bid for an urgent anti-anti-suit injunction against Australian competitor BirdDog, with a judge finding there was a risk of “irreparable prejudice” if Bolin lost its right to bring its claims.
Judge says settlement offers should operate as bulwark against costs in class actions
A judge has held that there could be favourable costs consequences for Carnival if its rejected $15 million settlement offer in the Ruby Princess class action turns out to be more generous than the ultimate damages award, departing from a previous ruling that so-called Calderbank offers do not operate in group proceedings. 
Ruby Princess class action rejected $15M settlement offer, court told
Cruise ship operator Carnival PLC has flagged a bid for indemnity costs after the lead applicant in a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess rejected a $15 million settlement offer.
Hanson says US expert can’t opine on Aussie meaning of ‘Back to where you came from’ dig
A professor from Texas has no business offering an opinion on the meaning of One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's exhortation to the Greens party deputy leader that she "piss off back to Pakistan", a court has heard.
Australia Post unit wins injunction in passing off case against former biz partner
Australia Post unit StarTrack has won an injunction barring postal product manufacturer TMA Australia from using a website URL containing the words ‘StarTrack’, with the Full Court finding a judge wrongly held the case was ‘weak’.