Appeals

Isuzu has lost an appeal bid to shut down a lawsuit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft, after an earlier case left it with a $169 million damages bill.

Nine has asked for more details of celebrity surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis' challenge to the dismissal of his defamation case against the broadcaster, and says 10 days is not enough to hear the appeal.

The NSW government is planning to appeal a ruling that ordered it to pay $93,000 in damages to the lead plaintiff in a class action over police strip search at music festivals.

Insurer Marsh wants the Full Federal Court to overturn a ruling barring it from pursuing claims in a UK court over the failure of Greensill Capital.

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

Mastercard can pursue an appeal of a ruling for the competition regulator requiring the credit card giant to hand over communications about its agreements with retailers, which are at the centre of a misuse of market power case.

A GIO insurance policy held by labour hire company Workpac extended to indemnify a Rio Tinto mine operator for damages resulting from an injury to a worker, an appeals court has found.

A property developer has won its challenge to a VCAT decision that tanked its subdivision plans, with an appeals court accepting its argument that the decision was “seriously illogical”.

Software giant Oracle has won its bid to stay a $252 million fight with ATO over royalties, with the Full Federal Court finding the cases would not provide guidance in 15 other software disputes about the operation of the royalty tax. 

Brittany Higgins has reportedly dropped her appeal of a judgment that ordered her to pay $315,000 in damages for defaming her former boss Linda Reynolds with social media posts that implied the ex-Liberal senator mishandled her rape allegations against Bruce Lehrmann.