A barrister can’t sidestep a clause in a costs agreement with a solicitor that limited when counsel fees are payable by breaching his disclosure obligations […]
A class action has challenged a decision that found the age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy, arguing […]
A barrister is taking a dispute over his $320,000 bill to the High Court, but a judge has cast doubt on the appeal’s prospects of […]
The High Court has dismissed a constitutional appeal by Irish insurer Zurich, clearing the way for a class action over an allegedly defective New Zealand […]
Companies could be on the hook for higher penalties for foreign bribery and other white collar offences after a High Court majority on Wednesday found […]
The High Court has found a Whitsundays resort is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who urinated on his roommate in staff […]
Glencore-owned Viterra has taken its 10-year fight with Cargill to the High Court after an appeals court upheld a judgment putting it on the hook […]
Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of Arrium have filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court after losing their latest bid to make […]
BHP in-house labour hire provider Operations Services has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court a finding that it unlawfully required its […]
The High Court has dismissed Russia’s application for an injunction blocking the eviction of Moscow’s embassy from Canberra. Justice Jayne Jagot refused the application after […]