Justice Stephen Free

Kicking off its appeal of a finding that it couldn't walk away from a $672 million merger agreement with Mayne Pharma, US drug company Cosette has told a court that Mayne was not upfront about its financial position prior to the deal.

Australia's youngest billionaire, known as 'Lambo guy', has lost his appeal of a $3.8 million judgment under the Security of Payment Act over payments owed to the builder on a disability support accommodation in Gosford, NSW.

A Qube unit and a developer have lost their bid to revive a $20 million suit against the Department of Defence over asbestos contamination at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct, with an appeals court finding the department wasn't required to return the land to "pristine" condition.

A judge has tossed a 117-ground appeal by a former Sun Legal client who was awarded over $1.2 million after his solicitor was found to have failed to give proper advice about a Victoria hotel purchase.

The NSW Court of Appeal has struck down a law passed in the wake of the Bondi massacre that barred protest after a terrorist incident, finding it unconstitutional.

A hearing set for this week on relief sought by Fortnite maker Epic Games in its competition case against Google will not go ahead as planned, after the companies reached a global settlement. But the terms of the deal remain to be approved by the ACCC.

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether lawyers need to examine the underlying contracts in a dispute before determining whether a claim or defence is likely to succeed, in a challenge to the dismissal of a negligence suit against a Sydney solicitor.

A Sydney lawyer has successfully defended a case alleging he should have advised an X-ray business and its director that their defences in proceedings against medical device maker Philips were hopeless.