Judges

ASIC has lost its appeal of a failed bid to strike out of parts of mining magnate Clive Palmer’s claim that he was subject to an unlawful examination by the regulator, with a judge finding the pleading properly identified the ASIC officers involved. 

In the first climate change case to reach its doors, the High Court has been urged to reject Mach Energy’s “strict approach” to considering the local impacts of its Mount Pleasant coal mine extension under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act.

Evidentiary disputes brewing in a $55 million defects case over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre will be closely managed by the court, which has heard that the costs could surpass the value of the claims. 

Queensland developer Azure has partially won a security of payment spat, with a judge finding an adjudicator erred in finding it owes $1.7 million to a contractor for works on a luxury apartment building.

LG Australia has defeated an appeal of a decision which found it did not breach the duty of care owed to the owners of a refrigerator which caught fire, who were not provided with a replacement through a recall process.

As his brother delivers judgment in a high-profile case that will dominate the headlines on Thursday, once distinguished and in-demand silk Norman O'Bryan will be across the road in the County Court, facing sentencing for attempted fraud.

Zip Co will have to rebrand after losing a challenge to non-bank lender Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark, with the High Court finding the honest concurrent use is to be judged by the standards of “ordinary, decent people”, not a subjective “Robin Hood” test. 

The High Court has knocked back shipping company CSL Australia’s attempt to avoid paying millions of dollars in damages after its cement carrier crashed into two tugboats docked in a Tasmanian port. 

The developer behind a Sydney housing project at the centre of a class action has warned that the plaintiffs’ proposed amendments to the case could jeopardise the start date of trial in the case.

Mayne Pharma cannot access invoices from Cosette’s solicitors at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, with a judge saying he was not hopeful that they would help to resolve a costs fight related to litigation over their collapsed $672 million merger.