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Mitsubishi fights to shield fuel consumption probe from class action
Mitsubishi says an investigation into the fuel consumption of its Triton cars is protected by litigation privilege and should not be handed over to a class action.
Tech start-up Dovetail seeks to suppress ‘scandalous’ lawsuit
Lawyers for tech start-up Dovetail want the Federal Court to suppress the details of a "scandalous" lawsuit brought against the company and its CEO by an in-house lawyer.
NRMA faces whistleblower case by former in-house lawyer
Insurer NRMA faces a Fair Work case by a former in-house lawyer who alleges she was dismissed after making a whistleblower complaint.
Ex-Seven reporter drops suit after court told of 13 complaints by women
Axed Seven Network reporter Robert Ovadia has dropped a lawsuit against his former boss, just days after the court heard that 13 women came forward with complaints following his dismissal.
Christie Whelan Browne resolves suit against Rocky Horror theatre company
Actor Christie Whelan Browne has resolved a lawsuit against theatre company Oldfield Entertainment alleging it violating the Sex Discrimination Act by subjecting her to sexual discrimination and harassment by fellow cast member Craig McLachlan during its 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show.
Seven says 13 women have made complaints about sacked journalist
Seven Network has told a court 13 women have come forward with complaints about television reporter Robert Ovadia since his dismissal in June.
‘Poor in the extreme’: Fishing class action slams NSW’s defence
A class action accusing the New South Wales government of unfair persecution of  south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices has slammed the state's defence as “poor in the extreme”.
Judge says exec’s suit against Westpac a ‘private dispute’, suppresses case docs
Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a "private" matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.
Lendlease can’t get ex-Greenwoods partner’s damages evidence before mediation
Lendlease, which is facing claims by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner over its alleged "aggressive taxation position", has failed in its bid for orders that evidence of the partner's alleged loss be filed before mediation.
Nine fights Westpac’s bid to block media from reporting on ex-head of strategy’s case
The Federal Court must guard against "exceptions by accretion" when weighing Westpac's application to prevent the public from accessing documents filed in a lawsuit by the bank's former head of strategy, which has resolved in a confidential settlement, a judge heard Wednesday.