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Blooms the Chemist can't overturn a decision from the Pharmacy Council of NSW blocking the registration of a chemist, with a judge finding there was no evidence Blooms would not have a financial interest in the business.
A three-time Olympic figure skater has sued the NSW Ice Skating Association, alleging that a notice it circulated to members regarding a sexual misconduct finding and ban imposed by the US Centre for SafeSport was defamatory.
Insurer Allianz and its distributer AWP have been convicted and fined $16.8 million after pleading guilt to charges of making false or misleading statements over travel insurance coverage.
A Sydney barrister and solicitor have settled a dispute over a $320,000 bill initially estimated to cost $60,000 after an appeals court found two costs agreements were void and held that courts should take a “purposive approach” to the rules governing costs disclosure obligations.
A judge has dismissed a case seeking to force Nine to hand over draft versions of a 60 Minutes episode and related stories, after an appeals court threw out orders that would have forced production of the material.
Nine has won its legal challenge to orders that would have forced it to hand over a draft version of a 60 Minutes episode and restricted it from airing the program after an appeals court found a judge had no power to make the orders.
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Sydney law firm Bartier Perry failed to adequately advise a lawyer about his rights under a partnership agreement, but trimmed a $1.4 million damages award against the firm.
A lawyer who a judge accused of "abysmal arrogance and sense of privilege" has won her appeal of a ruling ordering her to pay $360,000 to her Balmain neighbour after a long-running property dispute culminated in an allegedly defamatory interview that was broadcast to over one million TV viewers on A Current Affair.
A fraudster who robbed victims of $7.6 million by pretending to be a financial investor and barrister has had his jail sentence reduced from 16 years to 12, after a court of appeal heard his original sentence was "crushing" and did not reflect his guilty plea or lack of criminal record.
While there was no shortage of pain and challenges for law firms as the coronavirus raged across the globe last year, a number of big firms also felt the sting of litigation from disgruntled clients, partners and employees.