Julia Kanapathippillai

An Australian designer has sued e-commerce giant Shopify, alleging it failed to act when he complained about so-called 'ghost stores' that allegedly copied his designs on almost 4,000 occasions.

'Carpark King' Damian Lester has failed to persuade the Federal Court to stop law firm ERA Legal from representing lenders that he alleges engaged in unconscionable conduct over a $66.7 loan.

A Sydney businessman has emerged victorious in a fight with DC Comics over his bid to register a 'kryptonite diet' logo as a trade mark.

The former chief operating officer of mowing franchise Jim's Group has won court approval to tweak claims in a lawsuit alleging he was sacked for reporting financial irregularities and potential fraud.

An appeals court has shaved nine months off ex-investment banker Rodney Forrest's prison sentence for insider trading, after he accessed confidential information from the computer of Platinum Asset Management's chairman about a takeover offer.

Salter Brothers had successfully defended a challenge to the approval of a development application for a mixed-use project in Brisbane's south adjacent to the Mercure Hotel.

A developer linked to Keystone Asset Management has failed to persuade the Full Federal Court to exempt three family trusts from a $158 million freezing order.

A Potts Point hotel previously owned by former pub baron Jon Adgemis has reportedly been sold to hospitality group Oscars for $20 million.

A Qube unit and a developer have lost their bid to revive a $20 million suit against the Department of Defence over asbestos contamination at the Moorebank Intermodal Precinct, with an appeals court finding the department wasn't required to return the land to "pristine" condition.

ASIC has wrapped up its case against regional airline Rex without evidence from its former executive chairman, who reversed course this week and admitted he misled investors and breached his directors duties.