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Westpac has told the Federal Court it has “grave concerns” about Forum Group founder Bill Papas’ evidence of his assets, contained in affidavits lodged on Thursday after weeks of non-compliance with a judge’s orders.
Squire Patton Boggs breached agreement, but not ‘grossly negligent’, court finds
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An appeals court has found law firm Squire Patton Boggs breached its contractual obligations but was not grossly negligent after it was dragged into a financial dispute over the $12.5 million refurbishment of a Western Australian gold processing plant.
Mining magnate Bob Johnson faces court over alleged $38.5 million tax fraud
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South Australian mining magnate Bob Johnson faced court Friday charged over a scheme to defraud the federal government of $38.5 million in taxes.
ASIC takes AMP to court for charging super members fees for no service
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit financial services provider AMP with court action over fees-for-no-service conduct that allegedly led to upwards of $600,000 being unlawfully withdrawn from superannuation member accounts.
‘Why cannot our own creations also create?’: AI can be inventor on patent, court finds
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A judge has found artificial intelligence can be named as the inventor on a patent application, setting aside an IP Australia finding that allowing a machine to be considered an inventor would render the Patents Act incapable of “sensible operation”.
Qantas loses TWU’s challenge to ground staff outsourcing move
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Qantas has lost a case brought by the Transport Workers Union that challenged the airline’s decision to axe 2,000 staff and replace them with “insecure” labour hire workers, with a judge finding Qantas boss Andrew David outsourced ground operations partly to prevent employees engaging in industrial action.
Christian Porter wins bid to keep secret ABC’s full defence in defamation case
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Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has succeeded in scrubbing from the court record the ABC’s full defence in his now-settled defamation suit against the broadcaster, over the protests of media outlets, with a judge finding the principle of open justice was “not absolute”.
Latest climate change lawsuit targets government over $21M Beetaloo drilling grant
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The federal government has been hit with a lawsuit alleging it failed to take into account the impact on climate change when it awarded an Empire Energy subsidiary a $21 million grant for gas exploration in the Northern Territory, two months after a landmark ruling found the government owes a duty of care to protect children from the risks of climate change.
Sacked sports journalist loses case over coverage of ‘vivid and disgusting’ workplace comments
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A former rugby league journalist with Channel 7 has lost his defamation case over media reports, which alleged he threatened to rip the head off a young regional cadet, because the defamatory imputations were substantially true, judge has ruled.
Victoria says COVID-19 lockdown did not violate freedom of communication
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The Victorian Government has told a judge the COVID-19 restrictions imposed during its extended lockdown last year did not infringe on the freedom of political communication, as trial kicked off in a protestor’s lawsuit challenging the stay-at-home orders.