COVID-19 quarantine class action should be tossed for ‘fabricated jurisdiction’, court told

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The NT government says a class action by the family of an Indigenous woman who died at a COVID-19 quarantine facility had no business in the Federal Court.

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Senator Jacinta Price drops two defences in Land Council CEO’s case

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NT Coalition Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has dropped two defences in defamation proceedings levelled against her by Central Land Council CEO Lesley Turner.

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Neometals defeats whistleblower case over Mercedes-Benz battery JV

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Lithium-ion battery recycling company Neometals has defeated a whistleblower suit by a former executive who made a raft of allegations, including IP theft, against its joint venture partner on a project to supply a battery recycling plant to Mercedes-Benz.

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Latham stands by refusal to apologise to MP Alex Greenwich for homophobic tweet

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Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham is pushing back on Sydney MP Alex Greenwich’s bid for indemnity costs, arguing that he was justified in rejecting defamation settlement offers that required an apology.

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Cooling-off orders in Sydney rail dispute not irrational: court

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The Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by a union representing rail electricians of cooling-off orders made by the Fair Work Commission amid an ongoing dispute with Sydney Trains.

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Lendlease witnesses can’t give evidence remotely in fight with Macarthur-Onslow family

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Lendlease has lost its bid to allow a key witness to give evidence by audio-visual link in its fight with a company owned by the Macarthur-Onslow family over a Campbelltown development.

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New Century’s ex-directors win legal privilege spat in royalty dispute

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Former directors of New Century have won a dispute over a due diligence report prepared by Gilbert + Tobin in their litigation centred on royalty payments from a zinc mine in north-west Queensland.

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