A decision by federal environment minister Tanya Pibersek to greenlight the extension of two mega coal mines in NSW was âlegally openâ to her, a judge has ruled, despite acknowledging the âexistential threatâ of climate change.Â
A judge has approved the settlement of a class action brought on behalf of sovereign bondholders over the disclosure of climate change risks, despite a late scrap with the government over whether the deal puts a stop to future cases.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is seeking to restrain payday lenders Cigno and BSF Solutions from enforcing loan fees against 10,000 customers.
A nose job patient who allegedly defamed his surgeon has been hit with indemnity costs after refusing the surgeonâs âexceptionally generousâ offer to settle.
Two former Dick Smith executives have settled with the receivers of the defunct electronics retailer, dropping a High Court appeal over an $11.8 million ruling.
NAB unit NULIS Nominees was not only allowed to charge superannuation fund members fees for adviser commissions, it was “obliged” to do so, a court has heard during a class action trial over alleged conflicted remuneration.Â
Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered pay $910,000 in security for costs as he appeals a defamation ruling that found he committed murder in Afghanistan and was not a reliable witness.Â
A class action against a director of defunct financial services firm Hodgson Faraday is headed to the High Court after seven years of litigation, with the director appealing findings that he was involved in misleading South Korean investors.
NAB unit NULIS Nominees was âhopelessly conflictedâ in continuing to charge allegedly unlawful adviser commissions to superannuation fund members, a court has heard on the first day of a class action trial.
A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the courtâs approval to demand periodic payments from the applicant to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.