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ASIC says judge should not wait on High Court in case against payday lenders
The corporate regulator will challenge a bid by payday lenders Cigno and BHF to stay its case pending their appeal to the High Court.
Full Court decision could ensnare buy now, pay later schemes, High Court told
Payday lenders Cigno and BHF have filed High Court challenges to a judgment which found they could not bypass lender obligations contained in the Credit Code, warning the judgment could subject buy now, pay later schemes to the Code.
HarperCollins wants High Court to reawaken deep sleep defamation case
Publisher HarperCollins has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking to challenge a decision that revived a defamation case by a psychiatrist over a book covering the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
Kupang Resources takes battle for director’s tax docs to High Court
Mining company Kupang Resources has asked the High Court to weigh in on its bid for tax office documents as it litigates to recoup millions of dollars allegedly embezzled by the company's former shadow director.
Christian Porter reps Mick Gatto in High Court appeal of ABC victory
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
Court finds sessional academic lecturer an employee, not a contractor
In its first decision applying a landmark High Court judgment redefining the test for when a worker is employed, the Federal Court has found a sessional lecturer for a higher education institution was an employee.
Peter Dutton takes ‘rape apologist’ defamation case to High Court
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has asked the High Court to overturn an appeals court judgment that found a tweet labelling him a "rape apologist" was not defamatory.
High Court won’t hear argument for $100M judgment against Adani over Abbot Point fees
The High Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that overturned a $106 million judgment against a unit of Indian conglomerate Adani Group over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
Former High Court top judge Gerard Brennan remembered for ‘profound’ contribution
A man of "deep humanity" and a "model of judicial restraint", former High Court chief justice Sir Gerard Brennan, who passed away on Wednesday, has been honoured for his contribution to the law and the legal system.
Qantas takes fight over axing of ground staff to High Court
Qantas has asked the High Court to reverse a judgment that found it violated the Fair Work Act by axing 1,800 ground staff partly to prevent them from bringing industrial action.