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Thiess loses appeal in unpaid wages class action
Mining services company Thiess has lost its challenge to a class action ruling which found the company had underpaid workers for time spent on the bus travelling home from a Pilbara-based liquefied natural gas processing plant owned by Woodside Energy.
Judge rejects public interest immunity argument over war crimes docs in Ben Roberts-Smith case
The chief of the Australian Defence Force has lost a bid to keep information obtained by a war crimes inquiry from three news publishers defending against a defamation suit by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith.
Fuji Xerox can’t strike out EY, ex-director’s defences in case over $450M accounting scandal
A judge has denied Fuji Xerox's attempt to strike out parts of the defences of Ernst & Young and a former Fuji director in a lawsuit over alleged massive accounting irregularities.
Newspapers seek ‘deeply personal’ documents about Ben Roberts-Smith’s alleged affair
Lawyers from three newspapers being sued by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith for defamation are seeking sensitive documents alleged to show the former soldier asked his wife to lie about an affair.
AIG settles case against ex-Kaboko Mining directors after D&O policy exclusion spat
AIG has settled a lawsuit brought by Kaboko Mining against several former directors alleging they failed to exploit commercial opportunities, after the insurer failed to convince an appeals court that an insolvency exclusion in the company's D&O policy should exempt it from covering the claims.
ATO wins appeal in $60M tax dispute with Healius
The Australian Taxation Office has secured a Full Federal Court victory in its $60 million tax battle with Healius, overturning a ruling that found the healthcare company could claw back a multi-million dollar tax refund.
Army chief gets another chance to block war crimes docs in Ben Roberts-Smith case
The chief of the Australian Defence Force has been given the opportunity to put on further evidence after a judge said he would otherwise order that material provided to a war crimes inquiry by Ben Roberts-Smith be produced in the war veteran's defamation case against three news publishers.
Glencore wins appeal in shipping fee fight with Port of Newcastle
Mining giant Glencore has won its appeal over access charges to Port of Newcastle shipping channels used to export coal from the Hunter Valley.
ACCC appeals ruling that unconscionable conduct requires victims to have special disadvantage
The ACCC is challenging a ruling that dismissed the watchdog's claim that property investment company Quantum Housing Group engaged in unconscionable conduct in misleading investors in the National Rental Affordability Scheme, saying the legal test for finding unconsionability under the consumer law needed clarifying.
‘Let down’ by own lawyers: Family of MH17 victim wins appeal after being shut out of class action
The parents of an Australian national who was killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have successfully appealed a decision blocking them from participating in the settlement of a class action, with an appeals court judge describing as "disturbing" the conduct of their legal team in the group proceeding.