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Kwinana engineer files High Court bid over fraud claims in union case
The engineering firm behind the Kwinana energy transformation hub in Western Australia wants the High Court to hear a union's case alleging it fraudulently failed to disclose information to the Fair Work Commission.
Worley takes class action loss to High Court
Engineering services firm Worley has taken last month's landmark loss in a shareholder class action to the High Court, challenging the Full Federal Court's embrace of market-based causation and its adoption of the facilitation principle.
Block Earner will have to produce legal advice to avoid penalty in ASIC case: expert
A financial licensing expert has predicted that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner will have to produce the legal advice that saw it avoid a penalty at first instance, after the High Court found last week that it needed a financial services licence. 
In CBA class actions, High Court asked to adopt Worley approach
The lead shareholder in class actions against CBA has urged the High Court to take a "common sense" approach to loss causation in securities cases, as endorsed by the Full Federal Court in last month's ruling for Worley's investors.
High Court asked to revive NULIS class action over $165M in conflicted remuneration
A failed class action against former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees over $165 million in conflicted remuneration has asked the High Court to revive the case and provide clarity on the fees for-profit trustees can charge for their compensation. 
High Court finds Block Earner’s crypto product a financial product
The High Court has unanimously sided with the corporate regulator in finding that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner's 'Earner' product was a financial product and a derivative and that it required a financial services licence. 
High Court slashes $800K exemplary damages win for Don Dale detainees
The High Court has slashed by 75 per cent the exemplary damages won by former youth detainees in Darwin who were unlawfully sprayed with tear gas, despite finding the conduct was "reprehensible". 
Giggle for Girls asks High Court to undo discrimination win for trans woman
Social media app Giggle for Girls has asked the High Court to reverse a finding that it committed direct discrimination on the basis of gender identity by excluding a transgender woman from its platform.
High Court won’t undo solicitor’s win in negligence case
The High Court won't hear a challenge to a dismissed negligence suit against a Sydney solicitor, in an appeal dealing with whether lawyers need to examine the underlying contracts in a dispute before determining whether a claim or defence has merit.
High Court rules unpaid present entitlements not loans, in loss for ATO
The High Court has found that an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, tossing an appeal by the ATO.