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Ardent Leisure hit with charges over Dreamworld deaths
Ardent Leisure, which operates the Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, has been hit with three charges over four deaths that occurred at the theme park in 2016 following a ride malfunction.
IP Australia appeals loss in Aristocrat gaming methods patent case
IP Australia has appealed a judge's decision to allow four Aristocrat gaming patents to proceed to grant, hoping for another victory after winning two high stakes challenges to software patents before the Full Federal Court.
Lorna Jane fined over anti-virus activewear claims
Brisbane clothing company Lorna Jane has been fined almost $40,000 for implying that its 'anti-virus activewear' prevents against infectious diseases such as COVID-19.
Clive Palmer hit with criminal charges over $12M in transfers
Queensland politician and mining magnate Clive Palmer has been hit with criminal charges for allegedly using his position as director of Minerology to allow $12 million in transfers for unauthorised purposes, including to support his party's political ambitions.
Westpac hit with class action over banned car loan scheme
Westpac has been hit with a class action over a "shonky" car loan scheme, in what is the first class to be filed in Victoria Supreme Court following passage of a state law allowing lawyers to earn contingency fees.
Ford docs don’t contain trade secrets, class action judge says
The judge hearing a class action trial against Ford over its allegedly defective Powershift transmission has rejected the car maker's argument that certain documents should be suppressed because they hold trade secrets, saying Ford did not invent the 6 Sigma problem solving method on which some of the reports were based.
Citing COVID-19 and $1.5M in class action costs, cladding manufacturer goes into administration
Cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural has filed for voluntary administration, citing challenges posed by COVID-19 and $1.5 million spent so far defending a class action alleging it misrepresented the quality of its "highly flammable" cladding. 
Victorian courts to review sexual harassment policies
The Victoria state government has launched reviews into the sexual harassment policies of its courts and tribunals and the law firms that provide services to the government, following allegations of sexual harassment against former High Court justice Dyson Heydon.
Aristocrat overdid it with expert evidence in patent case, court says
A judge has trimmed the costs the Commissioner of Patents owes Aristocrat Technologies after the gaming giant successfully appealed a ruling rejecting four of its gaming patents, saying Aristocrat had "over-egged the pudding" by submitting evidence from three experts on the patentability of its inventions.
Virgin bondholders blast Deloitte disclosures to court
Virgin Australia bondholders contesting the sale of the airline to private equity firm Bain Capital have blasted the airline's administrators at Deloitte for failing to inform the court when applying for confidentiality orders that the bondholders had sought information on the terms of the deal.