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Banksia judge faces possible recusal bid by companies linked to silk’s wife
The judge whose ruling against the legal team behind the Banksia class action fraud helped redeem the battered reputation of the civil justice system may be asked to disqualify himself from the final fight in the drawn out case.
Former PM Scott Morrison’s secret ministries ‘corrosive of trust’: report
A inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison's appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios has found the secret appointments "fundamentally undermined" the principles of responsible government.
Silk’s COVID-19 diagnosis won’t delay students’ discrimination trial
A group of Jewish and Israeli former students who have accused a Victorian high school of allowing racially-charged bullying have defeated a bid by the state government to adjourn evidence at trial after its silk was diagnosed with COVID-19. 
Fintech Block Earner latest target of ASIC’s crackdown on crypto
Fintech company Block Earner has been hit with enforcement action by the corporate regulator alleging it sold crypto asset products without a licence and operated an unregistered managed investment scheme.
Class action woes mount for Toyota unit Hino over emissions cheating
Already facing one Australian class action for cheating on diesel emissions tests, Toyota unit Hino is the subject of a fresh class action probe announced Tuesday.
Class action targets Mercedes-Benz over diesel emissions cheating
Mercedes-Benz is the latest car maker to face a class action in Australia over alleged defeat devices designed to manipulate the results of regulatory diesel emissions testing.
Law firm principal agrees to keep clear of retirement villages in Aveo class action
The principal of a law firm running a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has agreed not to drop in on residents without giving the company notice.
Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
The wife of a billionaire developer has lodged an appeal seeking to suppress the affidavits of a tax official in a $272 million proceeding brought by the Australian Taxation Office.
KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.
High Court rejects Nine’s constitutional challenge to racial discrimination law
Nine has failed to persuade the High Court to take up a special case that would argue the Racial Discrimination Act infringes the broadcaster's implied right of political speech, in a blow to its defence against a class action over its coverage of litigation related to the Palm Island riots.