Christine Caulfield

A retired Northern Territory judge faces allegations of sexual harassment by a former associate after failing in his challenge to a decision allowing the complainant to proceed with the case, filed more than a decade after the alleged conduct.

Electronics retailer Harvey Norman and consumer lender Latitude Finance have been socked with a total of $55 million in penalties for a misleading ad campaign seen by millions of Australians.

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $7.9 billion to resolve multi-district litigation in the US alleging its talcum powder caused cancer, a settlement Shine Lawyers said was a positive development as it readies for a first case management hearing in its class action.

Real estate investment firm ISPT on Wednesday failed in its challenge to a $10.7 million stamp duty assessment, with a judge finding Victoria's revenue office was entitled to lump two acquisitions together.

Renewable energy company Neoen has won two 15-year contracts in South Australia’s first energy reliability tender and will double the size of its Goyder Battery at its flagship energy hub to fulfill the mandate.

Jones Day has recruited Milbank's head of APAC restructuring for the global firm's Sydney office to bolster its insolvency practice.

The Albanese government is weighing the development of a new large-scale oil refinery in Western Australia amid the Middle East conflict, the first new refinery since the 1960s.

REST Nominees has lost an injunction bid barring the sale of the Dexus bloc of shares in Melbourne Airport's operator pending an appeal, after refusing to give an undertaking that it foot the entire damages bill if its challenge fails.

Metals Manufactures has launched legal action for $33 million in damages against Fletcher Building and unit Crane Group, saying it was misled into paying $170 million for plumbing supply business Tradelink.

The competition regulator has given its draft approval to Fortnite maker Epic Games and Google for their global settlement of allegations of misuse of market power by the digital giant.