A judge has questioned why ASIC is still pursuing its case CBA unit Colonial First State over statements made to 12,000 fund managers during the transition to MySuper accounts, after the bank admitted it misled members in 61 of the 80 phone calls at the heart of the case.
Qantas has hit back at a lawsuit by a 64-year-old long haul pilot that has flown with the airline for 40 years accusing it of age discrimination for only providing voluntary redundancy to employees under 63 years old.
An inquiry into whether Christian Porter is a fit and proper person to serve as Attorney-General following allegations that he raped a teenage girl more than 30 years ago would āadvanceā the rule of law, a NSW Supreme Court judge has said.
A small business owner has launched proceedings against his insurer claiming he was wrongly denied pandemic coverage under a business interruption policy, one of many cases expected to be filed in the wake a landmark ruling on infectious disease exclusions that could cost insurers $10 billion.
The Daily Mail wants to question sports presenter Erin Molan over a segment on Nineās The Footy Show four years ago in which she laughed at an off-colour joke, as part of the publisherās truth defence to Molanās claims that she has been falsely labelled a racist.
A dispute is cooking over Hungry Jackās claim its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more Aussie beef than the Big Mac, with McDonaldās saying it has tested the statement and found the Big Jack weighs less than its rival when cooked.
A judge has allowed Treasury Wine Estates to apply for security for costs before a group costs order application is decided, in a class action accusing the wine maker of breaching its continuous disclosure obligations.
A judge has issued an injunction temporarily barring use of the RestQ trade mark on sleep products sold by Martin & Pleasance because of a ādisturbingā number of similarities with the marketing and appearance of an established competitorās Rescue natural sleep aid product.
A Sydney criminal lawyer who alleges two Daily Telegraph articles defamed him by implying he was too old and deaf to represent clients has told a judge he doesn’t attend court much because he’s the “boss” at his law firm, not because he has suffered hearing loss.Ā
Facing laws strongly favouring plaintiffs and defamation claims based on allegations of an historic rape with no witnesses, the ABC has an uphill battle in defending itself against Attorney-General Christian Porterās case alleging the national broadcaster engaged in a campaign to destroy his reputation, experts say.