Mehreen Faruqi can include evidence of senator Pauline Hansonâs allegedly “hateful” comments on race and ethnicity in a trial over the One Nation leaderâs tweet saying the deputy Greens leader should âpiss off back to Pakistan”.
A class action over the Victorian governmentâs decision to redevelop the state’s public housing towers has asked the court for an injunction blocking demolition of three towers in inner city Melbourne, as the state foreshadows a bid to summarily dismiss the case.
Small businesses that allegedly suffered losses from interference caused by the construction of Sydneyâs $3 billion light rail will have to wait before receiving any damages while Transport for NSW appeals its loss in a class action over the project’s construction.
PwC spin-off Scyne Advisory has lost its bid to temporarily bar a former partner from working at Downer EDI after a judge found the firm had reasonable prospects of success in its case but had inexplicably delayed bringing the proceedings.
KPMG has won its application for the High Court to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order in determining a bid to transfer a shareholder class action from Victoria to NSW.
A former EY partner facing ATO action for allegedly promoting tax exploitation schemes has lost a fight to shield their name from media reports of the case, but a temporary suppression order — which has been in place for half a year — will stay in effect for at least two more weeks while the partner contemplates a fresh appeal.
A class action representing thousands of junior doctors alleging they were systematically underpaid has settled with NSW Health for a confidential sum, but a related union case is set to continue.
Telecommunications giant SingTel has lost its challenge a ruling in favour of the ATOâs decision to reject over $894,000 in tax deductions related to its $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.
A judge will allow the erstwhile funder of a settled underpayments class action against recruitment agency Hays to argue it should be allowed to recover against group members who signed a funding agreement several years ago, but said the claim was ânot worth spending a vast amount of money onâ and warned the funder against turning the case into a “circus”.
Government consulting firm Scyne Advisory has argued it is entitled to enforce a non-compete clause to stop a partner from jumping to competitor Downer EDI, citing concerns she will be setting up a competing business.