The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday.
Investment manager Payton Securities has lost a bid to recoup claimed losses over $1.4 million stemming from an allegedly negligent property valuation by Bertacco Ferrier, with a judge finding that the company had not retained the valuer and was not a party to the valuation.
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
A judge has slammed a “grossly inflated” estimate of legal costs relied on during a security for costs bid by non-bank lender Aquamore Finance in an appeal over a commercial loan accruing compound interest of 79 per cent per year.
Technology company Reflex Instruments has lost its challenge to rival Globaltech’s patent for two mining survey tools, with a judge finding Reflex had not established the technology wasn’t novel and lacked an inventive step.
A judge has dismissed a proceeding against the New South Wales government over a mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the applicant’s constitutional case was “legally misconceived and must be rejected.”
An appeals court has returned a case to a judge it said did not give sufficient reasons for awarding damages in a case brought by flooring company Evagroup against a sales manager who left to launch a competing business.
A judge has questioned whether Tiwi Islanders’ delay in filing an application to stop Santos from beginning drilling on an offshore gas project this month may have doomed the bid.
A judge has ordered a defunct telecommunications company to pay $450,000 in penalties for flouting orders requiring it to pay out over $63,000 to its customers.