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High Court won’t hear appeal in spat with law firm over $24.5M Melbourne development
The High Court has declined special leave to a former Rigby Cooke client who unsuccessfully challenged the law firm's win in a dispute over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.
ACCC raises competition concerns over NSW Forestry’s Hume Forests deal
The ACCC has expressed concerns that Forestry Corporation of NSW’s proposed acquisition of Hume Forests could lead to price increases in regional areas by removing a significant competitor in the softwood market. 
Light rail class action trial could be derailed by ‘last-minute’ amendments
A trial set to start next week in a class action over Sydney’s $3 billion delayed light rail could be pushed off until next year as the parties clash over an eleventh hour bid by the applicant to amend the case.
Criminals accessed Medibank customer data
A criminal has accessed sensitive Medibank customer data, including claims information, following a recent cyberattack.
Bingo Industries’ former CEO pleads guilty to price fixing
The former managing director and CEO of Bingo Industries has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the waste company in fixing prices for demolition waste services in Sydney.
Class actions against BMW, Mercedes Benz ‘imminent’
Luxury car makers BMW and Mercedes-Benz are facing separate $100 million class actions over the alleged use of cheat devices on emissions tests.
Airservices wins reduced penalty in union suit over ‘grey days’ policy
Airservices Australia has succeeded in overturning a “manifestly unreasonable” $72,450 fine, but otherwise failed in its appeal of a decision which found it breached an enterprise agreement by withdrawing guidelines for standby shifts for air traffic controllers.
High Court hears case that could upend insolvency law at critical moment
Insolvency practitioners are holding their breath as the High Court hears a case that could abolish a key rule used by liquidators in recouping payments to unsecured creditors at a time when the industry is bracing for a possible recession.
A step into the breach: Will the Optus incident give rise to more data breach class actions?
The public and political response to the Optus incident, including the federal government's announcement of urgent privacy law reform, suggests there may now be an appetite to test obstacles to data breach class actions, or for the government to legislate around them, say Allens lawyers Kate Austin, Valeska Bloch, Isabelle Guyot and Andrew Burns.
Pauline Hanson slapped with $250,000 defamation judgment
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been ordered to pay former colleague Brian Burston $250,000 for “seriously damaging” and malicious comments made in a Today Show interview.