Judges

Coles changed its marketing policies after being concerned it could not compete with Woolworths, a court has heard on the first day of trial in the consumer regulator’s case over the supermarket's “utterly misleading” discounts.

Stephen Donaghue KC has been sworn in as a new judge on the Victorian Court of Appeal, with attendees at a welcome ceremony hearing the former Solicitor-General has so many High Court appearances -- close to 200 -- that "even AustLii gave up counting".

A judge has allowed the owners of a North Bondi property to tender four expert reports past their due date in a six-year-old building dispute, dismissing Ronca Constructions' claim that lawyers for the owners had lacked candour.

Allied Pinnacle has partially succeeded in its fight over a commercial lease in Western Sydney, with a judge finding the baked goods supplier did not have to remove its fit out at the conclusion of its lease, but did have to repaint the external walls.

In response to a trade mark infringement case by CIMIC, developer Leyton Property is bringing a cross-claim that argues the building giant should lose its Leighton marks for non-use.

Ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo has failed in his fight against subpoenas by receivers over bank statements, despite arguing they were a fishing expedition aimed at clawing back investor funds. 

A landmark class action over alleged systematic sexual violence, discrimination and harassment in the Australian Defence Force will argue that the Sex Discrimination Act applies to incidents that occurred overseas.

AstraZeneca has won an interlocutory injunction barring Pharmacor from making a generic version of its blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga while a patent case over the drug proceeds.

A judge has ruled that a self-represented litigant who settled proceedings against Twitter in 2021 over alleged defamatory tweets cannot pursue a case over replies later made to those tweets.

Ahead of a first case management hearing this month, superannuation fund trustee Equity Trustees has hit back at ASIC’s action over member's investment in the now defunct Shield fund, saying the regulator failed to warn it.