A key witness has been barred from giving evidence via video link during an upcoming trial in pianist Jayson Gillham’s discrimination case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
A court has heard that a former EY partner is delaying a costs hearing after appealing his loss in a share dispute with tiling retailer National Tiles.
A litigant bringing a sexual harassment case against the WA Department of Justice is now represented by pro bono counsel after the Federal Court’s top judge raised concerns about her “very personal” recusal application.
A judge has called the conduct of the director of property group Vantager “breathtaking” in its “brazen dishonesty” after he misappropriated $33 million from a $45 million property sale with the help from his accountant.
A court has ruled that the body corporate of a block of units can bring a contract claim against builder Devine in its own name, finding that parliament did not intend to import the technical legal meaning of ‘subrogation’ into legislation governing owners corporations.
Cloud security company ZScaler has won its bid to suppress court documents in a Fair Work case filed by its former chief technology officer in Australia, in what is becoming a new norm in employment proceedings in the Federal Court.
A court has slapped Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial with a $14 million penalty for “serious and unlawful misconduct”, including making misleading statements about the product and providing financial advice without a license.
An Administrative Appeal Tribunal’s decision in a migration matter has been set aside by a judge, who said there was no justification for the senior member’s hostility to the applicant’s lawyers.
NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell has been awarded a Companion of the Order of Australia for his “enormous contributions” to the state and for fostering an “open relationship” between the court and legal professionals.
An appeals court has revived a legal challenge by traditional custodians against Adani’s Carmichael open cut coal mine in Queensland.