Appeals

Qube has filed proceedings in the Federal Court after a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission tossed its appeal of a ruling ordering it to reinstate a worker who showed his co-workers a picture of two female colleagues in bikinis.

ThinkPad maker Lenovo has launched an appeal against an IP Australia decision that US-based Boston Limited’s ‘Thinkmate’ trade mark did not step on the Chinese computer company's brand.

A group of Gold Coast residents has asked the High Court to overturn the approval of a nine-story luxury residential development, arguing the court failed to consider the 'reasonable amenity expectations' of neighbouring residents before allowing the building to exceed local height limits.

Asset Energy is appealing a decision which rejected its challenge to the Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority'a decision not to extend the permit for its PEP11 gas exploration project off the Hunter coast in NSW.

The applicants in a class action against Transport for NSW over the construction of the Sydney CBD light rail have lost their appeal of a ruling that ordered the government to pay just 65 per cent of their trial costs, which they claim amounts to a $5.4 million reduction.

Dexus' decision to resist an undertaking as part of a deal to temporarily block the compulsory sale of its shares in airport operator APAC has been criticised by a judge for resulting in an "appalling waste" of time and money.

A court will reconsider a development application for a digital billboard on a heritage-listed Sydney building, after finding that a commissioner relied on a superseded visual impact assessment report in refusing the application.

Former One Nation politician Mark Latham wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that found he defamed independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a homophobic tweet and owes $140,000 in damages, saying the Full Court erred in construing the threshold for serious harm.

The Full Federal Court has shot down billionaire Clive Palmer's bid to revive misconduct claims against former ASIC chair James Shipton, calling his case "little more than houses of cards".

An appeals court has ordered Colliers to pay a former director more than $110,000 for serving as agent on a lease at the Westfield in Sydney's CBD, which he did not receive after he left the firm in 2016.