The Melbourne Symphony has hit back at a pianist’s suit over a cancelled recital after he made impromptu comments about the war in Gaza, saying he had no right to make the unauthorised remarks.
An appeals court has backed a decision by six Rio Tinto units to refuse delivery of alumina to Russia’s largest aluminium producer because it would run afoul of sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.
A commission baked into a funding agreement in a class action against Mayne Pharma is under threat, with a judge mulling an order off his own bat to cut the rate.
Shine Lawyers wants to claim $24.5 million in legal costs in a stolen wages class action on behalf of Northern Territory First Nations people, a sum a judge called “eye watering”.
The High Court has found that requiring stateless refugees to wear ankle bracelets and comply with curfews to prevent future offending is unconstitutional.
Still feeling aftershocks from last year’s tax leaks scandal, PricewaterhouseCoopers has lost seven partners to the risk and regulatory team of Big Six law firm MinterEllison.
Founder and managing director of mining company Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will step down after an internal investigation found he engaged in misconduct.
Longtime tax partner at Baker McKenzie has made the jump to Jones Day, joining the firm’s Sydney office.
A Pauline Hanson tweet that told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” fell afoul of the Racial Discrimination Act, with a judge calling it “Islamophobic” and “a strong form of racism”.
A judge has refused to stay a fight between the tax office and software company Oracle over royalties, finding determination of the dispute will guide 15 other cases.