Appeals

The Commonwealth Bank has avoided a separate hearing over its cross-appeal in shareholder class actions that have reached the High Court.

The High Court has dismissed Sunshine Loans' second attempt to have a judge recuse himself from a penalty hearing in ASIC’s case against the payday lender, despite his criticism of a witness due to give further evidence.

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has appealed the dismissal of its greenwashing case alleging Santos misled investors by falsely representing that it had a plausible path to net zero by 2040.

The Commonwealth has hit back at a class action’s appeal over the government's 2011 live exports ban, denying that it lied to an Indonesian minister about the ban. 

A class action over the government’s live exports ban is appealing a finding that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia absent the prohibition, saying the judge failed to fully appreciate the “unheralded” ban.

The High Court will hear a case centred on the 'honest claim of right' defence for property offences, after an appeals court handed a win to an Indigenous man who cleared native vegetation on government-owned land.

The builder and the developer of Sydney's 'The Eliza' apartment building have sought special leave with the High Court after they lost their challenge to a referee report that found it was reasonable for the owners to block them from rectifying defects.

The NSW Valuer General has lost its appeal of a decision upholding a challenge to eight land value determinations, with an appeals court finding that the Valuation of Land Act does not require the use of any specific method to determine land value.

The High Court is set to weigh in on part of an 1881 law invalidated by the NSW Court of Appeal when the state premier’s chief of staff skirted a bid to compel him to give evidence to a parliamentary committee.

Racing NSW is planning to appeal a ruling that found its appointment of an administrator to the owner of Sydney's Randwick Racecourse over financial concerns was invalid, saying the court's decision puts it in a "precarious" position.