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High Court won’t hear ex-Greenwoods partner’s appeal in Lendlease whistleblower case
A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who alleges he was sacked for complaining about Lendlease's "aggressive taxation position" has lost a bid to argue before the High Court that his claims are covered by new whistleblower protections.
Nervous shock awards ‘snowballing’, says Sparke Helmore’s new health partner
Health law practitioners are grappling with “snowballing awards” in claims over psychiatric injuries, according to Sparke Helmore’s new health law partner. 
Airbags class action against Volkswagen suffers High Court loss
The High Court has refused special leave in a failed class action against Volkswagen over allegedly defective Takata airbags.
Judge makes no bones about trashing ‘Melbourne bone and joint clinic’ trade mark
A Melbourne orthopaedic clinic has lost its bid to register the name ‘Melbourne Bone and Joint Clinic’ as a trade mark, with a judge finding the phrase was just an ordinary combination of words. 
Big Un financier admits 3 million share purchase, denies knowledge of stock manipulation
Sydney financier First Class Capital has admitted it acquired three million shares in former market darling Big Un but has denied liquidators' claims that the purchase was part of a fraudulent design to inflate the share price ahead of the video start-up’s collapse.
Worley shareholder class action takes another trip to appeals court
It's a case of déjà vu in a class action against engineering services company Worley, with shareholders heading back to the appeals court after losing a second trial in their drawn out fight over disclosure breaches.
Telstra pushes off hearing in $45M fight with former contractor
Telstra has won its bid to vacate a hearing in a case by former contractor Kingfisher Mobile seeking to bar the telco from migrating customers to a new mobile services provider, after a judge found Kingfisher’s delay in filing the case meant meeting the date would be unfair. 
Online broker IC Markets faces second class action over CFDs
Online broker International Capital Markets has been hit with a second class action for selling “excessively risky” derivative products known as contracts for difference to retail investors. 
AMA Group drops poaching case against three former execs
Car repair giant AMA Group has resolved its case against three former executives that sought to block them from poaching staff and customers for competing business Drive Group. 
Clive Palmer loses second bid to shut down criminal cases
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost an appeal seeking to throw out two criminal cases over a takeover bid and payments to his political party, with an appeals court finding the challenge was an abuse of process.