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In an "ode to a dying corporation" a Western Australia judge known for his droll judgments has waxed poetic in approving the end of a quarter century of litigation over the collapse of Alan Bond's Bell Group of companies, penning what he described in mock solemnity as "more of a requiem than a judgment".
The ACCC has lost its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.
Australian food manufacturer Freedom Foods has taken US almond supplier Blue Diamond to court over a disputed licencing deal under which it sells Almond Breeze almond milk in Australia.
The Federal Government is appealing a judge's decision to allow the expansion of the Robodebt class action to include claims against five public officers, including Federal Minister Alan Tudge.
The former communications chief for IOOF claims she was terminated after revealing she suffered from a mental disability and sought a less stressful role.
ASIC's case against GetSwift and its founders Joel Macdonald and Bane Hunter makes accusations against both directors but relies on alleged conduct by only Hunter, a lawyer for Macdonald has told a court on the last day of trial in the corporate regulator's case.
Shine Lawyers and the union representing Australia's fast food workers are investigating a possible class action against McDonald's for allegedly failing to provide employees with rest breaks.
A judge has scrapped a proposed video link sought by Slater and Gordon to be included in an opt out notice to group members in a class action over alleged junk insurance sold by Westpac, saying the video had the "flavour" of promoting the proceeding.
A law firm that negotiated a $2.4 million settlement for Melbourne's Barfly's in a negligence suit against the Bourke Street cafe's former solicitors is now in litigation itself against Barflys over unpaid fees, but a bid by the firm for the cafe to hand over $745,000 to the court in trust has fallen flat.
Former Leighton Holdings chief financial officer Peter Gregg has won his appeal of convictions last year over an alleged sham contract with a steel supplier, with an appeals court on Wednesday saying there had been a "substantial miscarriage of justice".