Most Recent
A Federal Court judge who stepped down from the bench in December is joining global law firm DLA Piper after just four months in retirement.
Journalist Tegan George has reworked her sex discrimination case against Network Ten, claiming the Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.
Car repair giant AMA Group is set to file an omnibus claim against ousted CEO Andrew Hopkins and a handful of former senior executives in an effort to consolidate the allegations in a legal saga that spans two jurisdictions.
A Melbourne doctor who was not allowed to work from home following an injury has lost his disability discrimination suit against his former employer, and was ordered to pay over $570,000 to the practice for his absences.
An appeals court has thrown out a $285,000 negligence judgment against Sparke Helmore over two sales contracts worth $1.5 million and rejected a NSW developer’s attempts to squeeze the law firm for a heftier damages bill.
A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can "travel", as KPMG continues to push to transfer a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium to New South Wales.
A class action filed on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has reached a settlement with the insurer of defunct device maker TFS Manufacturing.
A Melbourne lawyer has avoided a conviction for his contempt of court after skipping a compulsory examination in the course of an investigation over concerns about the running of his legal practice.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has urged the Full Court to toss ASIC's challenge to a decision dismissing its conflicted remuneration case over the bank’s sale of its Essential Super product, saying the appeal suffered from “fatal” flaws.
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched an international arbitration hub in Melbourne to service the firm's clients along the Asia-Australia corridor.