Judges

A class action against Queensland and two hospitals on behalf of First Nations people alleging institutional racism must plead a comparator group by which their treatment is to be measured, a court has said.

A judge has permanently stayed a suit against developer Stennson over a Caulfield North residential development after finding the developer would suffer prejudice because the builder on the project was not a party in the case.

A lawsuit by construction company McMahon Services against South Australia's Minister for Infrastructure and Transport over upgrades to two SeaLink ferry wharfs has been stayed, with a court finding the builder should be held to its contractual bargain.

The High Court will hear the appeal of a failed class action over the planned demolition of inner-city public housing towers in Melbourne, which will involve consideration of the right to remain in settled social communities.

A judge has found Coles engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct when advertising products with a 'Down Down' discount, in a win for the consumer regulator and a class action.

A landlord has won its bid to have lost rent and outgoings assessed as part of damages it is owed after a judge found baked goods producer Allied Pinnacle was required to repaint the outside when its commercial lease at a Western Sydney property ended.

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 pf Sydney's Crowne Plaza Hotel has won its spat with the owners of the adjoining Bathurst 60 apartment complex over an annual general meeting, with a court finding the 2025 meeting was validly convened.

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.

An appeals court has tossed a challenge to a judgment against Polyaire, the lessee of an industrial premises in Sydney, after a judge found the air conditioning wholesaler was responsible for a fire that ignited after pellets were left exposed to the rain and sun.