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The High Court will hear a case centred on the 'honest claim of right' defence for property offences, after an appeals court handed a win to an Indigenous man who cleared native vegetation on government-owned land.

The Commonwealth Bank has avoided a separate hearing over its cross-appeal in shareholder class actions that have reached the High Court.

The High Court has dismissed Sunshine Loans' second attempt to have a judge recuse himself from a penalty hearing in ASIC’s case against the payday lender, despite his criticism of a witness due to give further evidence.

A judge has warned barristers against taking an aggressive, confrontational approach to cross-examination, saying there is “very little to be gained” from such questioning.

The builder and the developer of Sydney's 'The Eliza' apartment building have sought special leave with the High Court after they lost their challenge to a referee report that found it was reasonable for the owners to block them from rectifying defects.

The Australian arm of Canadian court services company VIQ Solutions, which provides transcription services to the Federal Court, has entered voluntary administration.

Victoria will pay $125 million in a settement finalised on Monday in a class action over the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program.

The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.

The High Court has declined to weigh in on a dispute between the tax office and Canberra developer Geocon over excess GST on $115 million in sales from a 360-unit development.

The High Court has declined to hear Mining Standards International's bid to overturn a stay in a $1 billion dispute over the terminated sale of a mine in Bahia.