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Two casinos owned by Crown Resorts have been handed a Federal Court victory in their $100 million battle with the Australian Taxation Office, with a judge ruling that GST assessments made by the ATO were “excessive”.
Mylan NV’s planned merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn gets greenlight after drug sell-off
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The competition watchdog will not oppose Mylan NV’s proposed merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn Inc after the global pharmaceutical giants agreed to sell several off-patent brands to dispel competition concerns.
CEO of HR firm was bullied, threatened and fired after complaining of exhaustion, suit says
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Human resource management company Harrier Group has been sued by its former managing director and CEO, who alleges she was bullied and overworked.
Class action accuses law firm of charging unreasonable fees
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A national personal injury firm has been hit with a class action over its allegedly unreasonable legal fees.
Partial success for Moray & Agnew in ‘fruit of the action’ lien fight with Probuild
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Moray & Agnew has partially won its bid to reclaim over $260,000 in unpaid costs after its client was wound up amid a long-running legal battle with construction company Probuild.
Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
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Two Victorian Indigenous groups are facing off in a intellectual property battle over an anthropological research report used in a boundary variation bid lodged by one of the groups.
Ex-Piper Alderman partner’s evidence of sex discrimination falls short, judge says
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Evidence of an outdated management approach and bullying — which included threatening defamation proceedings against two junior lawyers that complained about her — appear to be responsible for the ousting of a former senior Piper Alderman partner, not her sex, a judge has found.
Teenagers launch climate change class action to stop coal mine extension
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A group of teenagers has launched a class action against the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment in a bid to stop the proposed extension of a northern NSW coal mine.
GetSwift judge won’t disqualify himself from class action
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The judge overseeing a class action against GetSwift has refused to disqualify himself from the proceedings, rejecting claims that he could not be seen to approach the case with an “impartial mind” and taking a passing shot at the logistics company’s use of the Americanism “recuse” in its application.
‘An indulgence’: Judge rejects stay as Alex Elliott appeals recusal loss in Banksia class action
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The judge overseeing professional misconduct claims against lawyers in the Banksia class action has denied Alex Elliott’s request to stay the case against him while he takes his recusal application to the Court of Appeal, branding the stay ‘an indulgence’.