Barristers

A class action alleging Sportsbet provided unlawful in-play betting services says the bookmaker’s counterclaim seeking restitution of winnings faces "obvious problems", pointing to difficulties in binding group members.

Highrise fitout company Starline Interiors has persuaded a court to return a $1.5 million payment dispute to an adjudicator, whose earlier decision against the head contractor on a luxury Gold Coast tower was declared void.

Bayer and Teva have lost their challenge to Indian drug maker Cipla’s extension of its patent for an allergy medication, with IP Australia finding a failure to pay renewal fees on time was due to a genuine error. 

The husband of former Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark has told a court that his sister-in-law "happily" signed a deed giving his wife a $2 million Toorak townhouse.

A personal injury law firm can beef up its defence in a case brought by the receivers of collapsed litigation funder JustKapital, who claim the firm owes $2 million in fees and interest for disbursement financing.

A Sydney council will argue its compulsory acquisition of two properties in Rouse Hill was part of a broader urban development public purpose, rather than the narrower purpose provided in its acquisition notice.

A court has overturned a council decision to refuse a 68-unit development on the NSW Central Coast backed by millionaire entrepreneur Tony Denny, finding that risks to native wildlife could be mitigated. 

A class action against CMC Markets got the go-ahead Thursday to add new claims in its case centred on risky financial products, after trawling through 27,000 documents produced by the trading platform.

The state of Victoria has been hit with a $500,000 judgment after three public servants were found negligent for failing to advertise Crown leases over Gabo Island and Tullaberga Island, a failure which has shut abalone fishers out of the area since 2019. 

Coles has told a court that its decision to change its discount policies was unsurprising during a period of significant inflation, denying claims by the ACCC that its ‘Down Down’ promotions were misleading.