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Seven year-long investor class action over AFSL ‘racket’ headed to High Court
High Court 2023-10-10 1:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against a director of defunct financial services firm Hodgson Faraday is headed to the High Court after seven years of litigation, with […]

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Peter V’landys stuck with defamation loss after High Court declines special leave
Defamation 2023-09-15 3:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has failed in his bid to have the High Court take up his challenge to an appeals court ruling […]

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‘Group members are human beings’: Judge pans discontinuance notice in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2023-08-24 1:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has panned as “thoroughly unsatisfactory” a draft notice informing group members in an underpayments class action against the federal government that only claims […]

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Vitamin boss barred from ‘mocking’ influencer Jessica Sepel
Intellectual Property 2023-07-24 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered the owner of vitamin brand Life Botanics to refrain from “vilifying, denigrating, disparaging or mocking” rival JSHealth, owned by influencer Jessica […]

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Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
Class Actions 2023-07-12 12:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy. In a […]

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Financial stakes high in Atanaskovic Hartnell’s challenge to ‘campaign of denigration’ ruling
Employment 2023-07-04 3:10 pm By Gareth Baker

An appeal by Atanaskovic Hartnell over a $330,000 damages judgment in favor of a former general manager is motivated in part by the court’s award […]

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FWO urged to redo maths in underpayments case against Rebel Sport owner
Employment 2023-05-30 11:48 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has urged the Fair Work Ombudsman to act quickly after it told the court it accidentally undervalued claimed underpayments in a case against […]

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Peter V’landys’ appeal flops in defamation case over ABC racehorse cruelty report
Appeals 2023-05-26 10:54 am By Sam Matthews

Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has failed to revive his defamation case against the ABC over a 7:30 segment that revealed racehorses were being […]

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Full Court orders rehearing in Erin Molan defamation case
Defamation 2023-03-06 6:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Federal Court has set aside a $150,000 defamation judgment for sports presenter Erin Molan and remitted the matter for a new trial, after […]

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PNG minister’s defamation award cut after ‘regrettable’ error by judge
Defamation 2023-03-06 5:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has shaved $80,000 off the damages recently awarded to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued Fairfax Media over a series of articles […]

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