A judge has rejected the TWU’s request for the reinstatement of around 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers, finding it was inevitable that the airline would retrench the workers again as soon as lawfully possible.
IVF company Virtus Health has withdrawn its offer to acquire rival Adora Fertility from Healius, citing the competition regulator’s opposition to the takeover.
The former CEO and chairman of Antares Energy has been banned from managing corporations for four years and hit with a $40,000 penalty for failing to disclose to the market the buyer behind an ill-fated US$254 million acquisition of Texas oil assets.
Australiaâs leading regional airline faces further litigation after an appeals court found it sent a threatening letter to prospective cadet pilots, urging them to stay in cheap, âinappropriate accommodationâ in order to demonstrate their commitment to the company.
A judge has rejected a request for bail by NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and his son Moses as they appeal their convictions for conspiring to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids’ land in the Bylong Valley.
A litigation funder has taken aim at a landmark judgment in an appeal of a ruling that found its funding arrangement with group members in a class action against Queensland energy suppliers was a managed investment scheme.
A judge has signed off on a $35 million settlement in a class action against the Northern Territory government over alleged human rights abuses against youth detainees, including $9.4 million in fees for Maurice Blackburn.
Victorian aged care homes accused of âmajor failuresâ during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic have lost their bid to declass claims of neglect brought in two class actions on behalf of residents and their grieving families.
Apple has fired back in a lawsuit alleging its iPhone and iPad devices equipped with Touch ID and Face ID technology infringe patents held by an Australian non-practicing entity, hitting the company with its own case claiming the patents are invalid.
Saying it will only benefit the law firm and lead applicants, a judge has refused to approve a settlement in an underpayments class action against supermarket giant Woolworths, which would see no payout to employees.