The High Court will hear Uber’s $81 million fight with the NSW State Revenue Office, in a case that could clarify whether digital platform operators are on the hook for payroll tax.
The High Court will not hear sports merchandise company Fanatics’ trade mark fight with AFL apparel maker FanFirm, which Fanatics argued would provide guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use.
Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has lost his challenge to a finding that that he raped colleague Brittany Higgins, with an appeals court going further in finding Lehrmann was not just recklessly indifferent to Higgins’ consent, but knew she was not consenting and “proceeded nonetheless”.
The High Court is set to weigh in on whether climate impacts were a mandatory consideration in a decision to allow the expansion of Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine.
The High Court has taken up an appeal by the Victorian planning minister in a row with IGA that seeks guidance on the jurisdictional reach of the state Supreme Court in planning disputes.
A class action against Homes Victoria overs its decision to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne without consulting residents has appealed a judge’s decision tossing the case.
Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family.
Carlisle Homes has prevailed on a preliminary question in a dispute with Nexus Office over alleged defects in a Nexus Mulgrave rental space, with an appeals court finding an expert had not properly determined the dispute.
The Full Federal Court has upheld a decision revoking Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ patent extension for an injectable version of antipsychotic drug Abilify, finding the patent expired last year.
A collapsed developer and its builder have failed again in their dispute against a financier over the Pentridge Village development in Melbourne, with an appeals court taking a critical view of years of delays.