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Judge’s recusal from ASIC case against Sunshine Loans at heart of High Court appeal
Sunshine Loans wants the High Court to weigh in on an appeals court's decision that overturned the recusal of a judge from deciding the penalty in ASIC's case over unauthorised fees.
Complaint against former judge doesn’t hold up, investigation finds
A complaint by a former staff member against a former Federal Court judge was unsubstantiated, an independent investigation has found.
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Amcor takes long-running remediation fight with Glenvill to High Court
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between luxury home builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.
Suspect in online courts portal breach charged by NSW police
Cybercrime detectives have arrested a suspect in their probe of a major data breach of the NSW online court system that exposed thousands of sensitive files.
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Green Critical Minerals in deal to develop graphite for data centres
Green Critical Minerals has signed a deal with Australian data centre operator GreenSquareDC to develop heat management products with VHD graphite.
A ‘maddening morass’: Court strikes out COVID-19 vaccine class action
A judge has struck out an "incoherent" COVID-19 vaccine-related class action, saying someone could go "mad" trying to understand the pleadings in the case.
Clorox hit with $8.25M penalty for greenwashing
Clorox has been hit with a $8.25 million penalty for representing to consumers that certain GLAD garbage bags were sourced from plastic fished from the ocean.
High Court to hear designer’s trade mark fight with Katy Perry
The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer's appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.
High Court won’t take up Gunns creditor’s fight with liquidators
The High Court won't hear an appeal by a creditor of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Plantations seeking to toss winding up proceedings brought after it failed to pay back $1.2 million in unfair preferences. 
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High Court takes expansive view of ‘connection’ to land in Native Title dispute
Granting an appeal by native title holders, the High Court has found that a ‘connection’ with relevant land need not be demonstrated by physical acts.