Cindy Cameronne

Sportsbet has won its argument about the scope of a waiver of privilege in a class action over unlawful betting services, but a judge has found that the lead plaintiff can still keep communications with Maurice Blackburn under wraps. 

An animal rights group has told the High Court it retains copyright in footage it took while trespassing on a Victorian abattoir and that it “makes no sense” for the slaughterhouse to have rights to the footage.

Former Humm Group chair Andrew Abercrombie wants the High Court to overturn a Takeovers Panel ruling that found he misled investors about a takeover bid by Credit Corp.

A joint venture contracted to build a battery storage facility in the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub, expected to be one of the world's largest, has dropped a suit against renewables developer Equis alleging it was entitled to a 50 per cent reduction in its bank guarantees.

The High Court has found derivative crown immunity did not allow the NSW government to enter into alleged anti-competitive agreements when privatising two ports, disagreeing with a decision in a related case by the ACCC.

An appeals court has found the owners of a cotton farm in Queensland are liable for causing nuisance to their neighbours after building a flood mitigation levee, despite the levee being a “common and ordinary” use of the land.

A judge has ruled that the initial trial in a union’s underpayments class action against McDonald’s will deal with a claim that it knowingly breached the Fair Work Act and that there was a systemic pattern of conduct.

Two former directors of food supplier PMFresh can't withdraw admissions in a case alleging they used company funds for personal benefit, despite a related police investigation.

A judge has ruled that lender Monland can recover a $39 million debt against the director of a property developer whose Hawthorn project encountered “severe difficulties”.

Liquidators for billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s Tahmoor Coal are planning to bring a case against secured creditor Clydesdale Engineering, challenging its entitlement to be paid out during the liquidation.