The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday.
Booktopia has resolved a case by the consumer regulator alleging the online book retailer’s policy that required customers to request a refund within two business days of purchase was misleading.
Investment manager Payton Securities has lost a bid to recoup claimed losses over $1.4 million stemming from an allegedly negligent property valuation by Bertacco Ferrier, with a judge finding that the company had not retained the valuer and was not a party to the valuation.
A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.
Dentons has picked up a partner from Holding Redlich to bolster its construction practice ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
A judge has slammed a “grossly inflated” estimate of legal costs relied on during a security for costs bid by non-bank lender Aquamore Finance in an appeal over a commercial loan accruing compound interest of 79 per cent per year.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the OK to Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail, after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking from Aurizon to sell One Rail’s east coast business.
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