A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had “slipped his mind” has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.
The Victorian premier has vowed to introduce legislation to give public and private sector employees who can reasonably do their job from home the right to work from home for at least two days a week.
The NSW tax office has succeeded on appeal in its fight with Uber over five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with an appeals court finding that payments made to drivers are taxable.
BlueScope Steel is leading an international consortium that’s bidding to acquired the troubled steel making facility Whyalla Steelworks.
The owner of a heritage listed Victorian-era building in Adelaide’s iconic Rundle Mall has lost its challenge to a decision rejecting its application to remove a 1930s-era neon sign, with a court finding removal would affect its heritage value.
A judge has refused to force the sale of a Footscray property used for logistics services, estimated to be worth $23 million, saying an agreement by the co-owners to sell it by a deadline could no longer be performed.
The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10.
A lawsuit against Transgrid by the winning bidder for a contract to build a substation for the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, which sought $11 million in extra costs and damages for alleged union disruptions, has been settled.
A judge has allowed Charter Hall to respond to developer Pro-Invest’s expert evidence in a case claiming $100 million in damages for the lost opportunity to build a 26-storey hotel in the Sydney CBD.
An appeals court has declined to revive a negligence case against a solicitor accused by a former client of failing to advise him on key clauses in a rescinded $1.7 million sale contract.