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A judge has refused a developer's request to keep the details of a negligence suit against its former lawyers Bartier Perry under wraps, noting the potential "serious consequences" for law firms facing such claims.

US drug maker Cosette is appealing a judge’s decision not to disqualify himself from Mayne Pharma's lawsuit seeking damages over the termination of their $672 million if he is appointed to case manage the dispute. 

A plastering firm accusing the CFMEU and United Super of coercing more than $1 million in payments while it was working on several major Sydney developments has been ordered to replead vague aspects of its serious claims.

The eSafety Commissioner has struck back at Elon Musk-owned X Corp's claims that it should not have to comply with a new online safety standard when it is already subject to rules for social media companies.

DC Comics is appealing a decision that found 'kryptonite diet' could be registered as a trade mark because the Superman-derived word has become somewhat generic, a ruling that's kryptonite for the Warner Bros-owned company which relies heavily on monetising its IP.

Commercial construction company Shape Australia has made its second acquisition of a retail fitout company in five months, putting down $29.4 million for Australian Professional Shopfitters.

Contractor Civil & Civic Corporation has lost an appeal against construction firm Nova Builders over an alleged mistaken payment for work done on a lakeside townhouse development in Canberra.

Star's former group general counsel has told a judge she should not have to pay a $1.1 million fine for breaching her directors duties because she has suffered “extra-curial detriment” that includes unemployment. 

A shareholder class action against engineering services firm Worley has prevailed after a hard-fought battle over damages, in a major decision following two trips to the Full Federal Court.

In the largest lawsuit it has ever brought, the Commonwealth has sued 3M for over $2 billion in damages for the costs of remediating PFAS contamination stemming from the use of the company's firefighting foam at 28 Defence bases.