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High Court declines Opal Tower insurers special leave bid
The High Court has declined to hear an appeal by insurers over coverage for the class action defence costs of Opal Tower's consultant engineer.
High Court won’t hear contempt appeal by Clive Palmer’s nephew
The High Court has rejected Clive Palmer's nephew bid for review of a decision that rejected his bid to dodge contempt proceedings.
AGL appeals $25M penalty for overcharging welfare recipients
Energy company AGL is fighting a $25 million penalty imposed by a court for continuing to deduct payments from hundreds of welfare recipients after their accounts were closed.
High Court to hear case to revive Sydney light rail class action
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney's light rail construction.
Obeids, Macdonald ask High Court to toss convictions for bid-rigging
Jailed former Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, have asked the High Court to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Enviro group appeals MACH Energy’s Mt Pleasant coal mine extension
An environmental group has lodged an appeal over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in NSW operated by MACH Energy.
High Court confirms self-repped law firms can recover costs
A High Court majority has found self-represented law firms can recover costs for their solicitors’ work, but in dissent two judges said the ruling effectively restored an exception scrapped five years ago.
Insurer AAI can’t escape combustible cladding class action
AAI has lost its bid to appeal an order joining it to a class action over alleged combustible cladding installed at two high-rise towers in Liverpool, NSW. 
Successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to former trustee, High Court says
The High Court has dismissed an appeal of a finding that a successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to a former trustee to preserve an entitlement to indemnification.
Ex-Super Retail lawyer appeals suppression orders
Super Retail Group's former top lawyer is fighting the dismissal of her application for performance of a settlement she says was reached following her dismissal from the company.