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Justice Rowena Orr, known by the nickname 'Shock and Orr' during her time as senior counsel for the banking royal commission, has been appointed president of the Victorian Court of Appeal.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has lost its bid to appeal a ruling ordering it to pay $2.8 million to an event promoter over the cancellation of the 2020 Melbourne Formula One cup and a Robbie Williams concert during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An appeals court has quashed the conviction of the former CEO of Bruck Textile Technologies, finding it was not open to the court to convict him despite his guilty plea.
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A developer has failed to revive its $400 million lawsuit against an investor over a development at the site of the former Pentridge Prison in Victoria, with an appeals court agreeing the case was properly dismissed.
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Carlisle Homes has prevailed on a preliminary question in a dispute with Nexus Office over alleged defects in a Nexus Mulgrave rental space, with an appeals court finding an expert had not properly determined the dispute.
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A collapsed developer and its builder have failed again in their dispute against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne, with an appeals court taking a critical view of years of delays.
Plaintiff firm Margalit Injury Lawyers has escaped a client's bid to revive his negligence suit, with an appeals court finding the firm was protected by advocate’s immunity.
Four doctors named in a class action over cosmetic surgeries performed at Daniel Lanzer’s clinic in Sydney can't dodge claims they are liable as accessories for alleged misleading social media ads.
An appeals court has held that directors cannot be found guilty of unlawfully making a deal to prevent employees from receiving their entitlements if they believe they could be paid out under the Fair Entitlements Guarantee scheme.
Applicants in class actions against Hyundai and Kia over alleged defective braking will pay the car manufacturers' costs incurred for abandoned appeals, despite arguing the appeals were overtaken by subsequent events.