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The declaration of Melbourne's CBD as a designated area permitting increased police search powers was justified to prevent violence, the Victoria government told a court Friday.

A judge has declined to extend an injunction that barred ASX-traded Structural Monitoring Systems from sacking its CEO after he launched whistleblower proceedings against the aerospace company.

Mining contractor BUMA, which was hired to provide services at the Commodore coal mine in Queensland, has come out on top in a $30 million dispute with the mine's owner, Genuity.

Deloitte has warned that publishing evidence filed in support of its successful bid for an increase in settlement administration costs in a stolen wages class action could have a “chilling effect”.

The Full Federal Court has upheld a finding that the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia is not immune from unfair dismissal proceedings launched by over a dozen former workers.

A court has tossed two cases centred on $5 million worth of pre-fabricated bathroom pods installed in two NSW developments, finding TQM and its related companies, which ordered the pods, did not owe supplier Buildom.

A judge has ordered the discontinuance of a class action challenging the detention of South Sudanese refugees in Australian detention centres, following a High Court decision that affected its prospects of success. 

Protesters challenging Melbourne CBD's ‘designated area’ status claim enhanced Victoria Police search powers were a "significant" breach of their rights, a court heard on the first day of trial Thursday.

Block Earner has told the High Court that its Earner product was never meant to generate a financial return for users, as the court mulls whether to overturn a ruling that found the cryptocurrency firm did not need a financial services licence. 

Insurer Liberty is not on the hook for costs incurred by Seymour Whyte Construction for dealing with asbestos-contaminated soil, but is liable to cover legal fees for advice sought by the company.