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Court slashes record $2.5M fine against CFMMEU over two-day strike
An appeals court has reimposed penalties against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union, its NSW branch and nine officials for unlawful industrial action at Barangaroo, but dropped the total fine from $2.5 million to $1.7 million.
Former bubble tea franchisee in hot water over alleged underpayments
The Fair Work Ombudsman has commenced legal proceedings against a former Chatime franchisee for allegedly underpaying 17 employees over $46,000 at its Sydney CBD store.
Reckitt using court to beat competitors, AFT tells judge in spat over Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has accused rival Reckitt Benckiser of using the court as a "clearance house" to beat its competitors, the latest development in a long-running dispute over AFT's Maxigesic ads.
AMP wants expert report tossed in ASIC insurance churn case
AMP will challenge the admissibility of an expert report central to ASIC's case over alleged insurance churning by one of the wealth manager's former financial advisers, after a judge called on the regulator to be more transparent about its communication with the experts in the case.
PappaRich franchise operator accused of underpaying workers $74,000
A PappaRich franchise operator is facing legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly underpaying 154 workers at three of the Malaysian food chain's outlets in Sydney.
Judge not too old to hear banned doctor’s case, court says
An appeals court has dismissed a banned medical doctor's challenge to the granting of three vexatious proceedings orders on constitutional grounds that the judge who made the orders was too old.
Class actions in NSW Supreme Court do not require plaintiffs to have a claim against all defendants
In a first for the NSW Supreme Court, Judge Peter Garling last week found that the plaintiff in a class action does not need to have a claim against all defendants, a case that could make life much easier for plaintiff lawyers, says barrister Daniel Meyerowitz-Katz of Second Floor Wentworth Chambers.clas
Whitehaven Coal fined $38k for hazardous fumes at blast site
Australia's largest independent coal producer Whitehaven Coal Mining has been convicted and fined $38,500 after potentially harmful gas drifted from one of its mines across neighbouring farmland.
Appeals court tosses challenge to Allianz Stadium demolition
A Sydney community group has lost a last-minute challenge to the demolition of Allianz Stadium, with the Court of Appeal throwing the case out in a unanimous decision.
Harry Triguboff’s Meriton sues NSW premier over Macquarie Park tower
Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff is taking NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to court in his fight for approval of a controversial tower in Macquarie Park, Sydney.