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A solicitor who admitted to allegations of professional misconduct has lost a NSW Court of Appeal bid for the costs of a NCAT proceeding to be paid from the state’s Public Purpose Fund, despite twice winning appeals of the tribunal's findings.
A judge has dismissed jailed property developer Salim Mehajer’s defamation lawsuit against broadcaster Seven, saying delays in fixing significant defects in his case amounted to an abuse of process.
Sydney's ongoing COVID-19 lockdown has created "logistical" difficulties delaying the release of a long awaited judgment in the ACCC's consumer law case against collapsed private college Phoenix Institute, which was accused of misleading students through the marketing of its courses.
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb will fight a case brought by Merck Sharp & Dohme alleging misuse of market power over stage IV melanoma treatments, telling the Federal Court on Friday it denied its rival's claims.
The Star Entertainment Group will not be able to recoup losses at its casinos and hotels stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, after a judge found the company's $4 billion industrial special risks policy did not cover financial losses from government-imposed restrictions.
Australian software company TechnologyOne has succeeded in its challenge to a $5.2 million judgment in an unfair dismissal case by a former high ranking executive, with an appeals court sending the matter back for a retrial.
A judge has said the applicant in a class action against Brambles has “side-stepped” a challenge to a landmark class closure ruling that found there was no statutory power to shut out unregistered class action members, a decision that he said had “bedevilled” the courts.
A New Zealand-based association representing manuka honey beekeepers has lost its opposition to an application for the 'Australian Manuka' trade mark by a Byron Bay honey producer, with IP Australia finding the word 'manuka' did not specifically refer to honey made in NZ.
A former waitress who worked at one of Melbourne’s most well-known French bistros has been awarded more than $150,000 in damages after the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal found she suffered “grievous” sexual harassment at the hands of a colleague, who fled the country before the hearing.
Food and beverage manufacturer Freedom Foods will call its CEO and ex-group chairman to the stand in a case filed by the firm's former group general counsel, who has dropped her lawyer and is now self-represented.