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Businesses urged to check employment contracts after landmark High Court ruling
Australian businesses have been urged to double check that their casual work contracts reflect a "true casual engagement" and ensure workers are properly classified following a landmark High Court ruling on casual worker classification.
Public housing lockdown class action to proceed after lawyer stripped of licence
A class action over Melbourne's public housing lockdown during its second COVID-19 wave in July last year will continue after the lawyer previously running the case was stripped of her practicing certificate.
Linchpin liquidators get final chance to defend class action
A judge has given the liquidators of Linchpin Capital a final chance to defend a shareholder class action before judgment is made against the collapsed financial services group and one of its subsidiaries.
Seven launches courtroom battle to save ‘7Now’ trade mark
Seven Network has filed Federal Court proceedings after convenience store chain 7-Eleven succeeded in having its '7NOW' trade mark removed for non-use.
Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games' competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.
Forum Group director stuck overseas after testing positive for COVID-19, court hears
The director of the Forum Group companies accused of a $360 million fraud involving at least three major banks can't return to Australia from Greece because he has COVID-19, his lawyer has told the Federal Court.
AkzoNobel hit with new lawsuit over $45B Ichthys LNG project
Japanese oil company Inpex has sued Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for allegedly making misleading statements about an epoxy coating it supplied for use in the Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas project in Bladin Point, Darwin.
Banks can’t suppress judgment on defective indictment in ANZ cartel case
Investment banks accused in the criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement will not lose their right to a fair trial with the release of a judgment finding the prosecutors' indictment deficient, a judge has ruled.
Apple will take fight with Epic Games to the High Court
Apple plans to appeal the Full Federal Court's decision that Epic Games' misuse of market power lawsuit over it App Store terms should be heard in Australia because the case raises issues of "fundamental public interest".
Tradie briefs not the ‘Aussiest undies ever’ but made in China, rival says
The company that manufactures men's briefs under the brand name Tradie is being sued by a rival, alleging it misled consumers by claiming the underpants were the "Aussiest undies ever".