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High Court overturns class action waiver finding in Ruby Princess case
Class Actions 2023-12-06 10:50 am By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has overturned a ruling that barred foreign passengers from a class action over the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise in 2020, finding a […]

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High Court says real estate agency not liable for developer’s source code theft
Intellectual Property 2023-12-06 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has found Victorian real estate agency Biggin & Scott did not authorise through “indifference” the theft of Campaigntrack’s source code by a […]

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Resort not vicariously liable for actions of urinating employee, High Court says
High Court 2023-08-02 10:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has found a Whitsundays resort is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who urinated on his roommate in staff […]

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Hotel’s compliance with COVID-19 orders didn’t doom $11.25M sale: High Court
High Court 2023-03-08 4:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has ruled that the buyer of a well-known Sydney hotel was not entitled to repudiate the purchase agreement because of the hotel’s […]

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High Court to weigh in on penalties for foreign bribery violations
High Court 2022-11-17 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to hear prosecutors’ appeal of a “manifestly inadequate” $1.35 million penalty against an engineering firm for bribing foreign officials in […]

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In defamation victory, High Court finds Google not a publisher
Defamation 2022-08-17 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has won its appeal of a judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros that found the tech giant liable for linking to an allegedly […]

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High Court restores $435,000 award to sex offences prosecutor diagnosed with PTSD
Employment 2022-04-13 4:04 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has reinstated a $435,000 judgment awarded to a former lawyer who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder while working for the Special Sexual Offences […]

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High Court deals blow to trust beneficiaries in victory for ATO
Tax 2022-04-06 5:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ATO has won a legal challenge over when it can claim tax from trust income, with the High Court finding beneficiaries cannot “retrospectively expunge” […]

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High Court awards Paralympian $6.75M for fall in campdrafting competition
High Court 2022-04-06 5:21 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has ordered a sports association to pay $6.75 million to a woman who suffered a serious spinal injury after falling during a […]

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High Court says ‘direct and far-reaching ramifications’ of contract gives outsider right to relief
High Court 2022-03-09 9:42 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The High Court has ruled that the “direct and far-reaching ramifications” of a contract between the federal government and Tasmania’s two major airports justifies an […]

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