Class closure orders are “anathema” to the purpose of group proceedings in facilitating access to justice and should never be ordered, the High Court has been told.
Wealth manager Escada Partners has lost its lawsuit against two former partners who defected to rival LGT Crestone, with a judge finding a five-year non-compete clause was unreasonable.
X Corp is going to the Full Federal Court with its challenge to an infringement notice by eSafety over the social media platform’s handling of child exploitation material.
A Western Australian solicitor has been struck from the roll after he continued to practice under a cancelled licence following mismanagement of trust funds and a failure to lodge tax returns.
A Pauline Hanson tweet that told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” fell afoul of the Racial Discrimination Act, with a judge calling it “Islamophobic” and “a strong form of racism”.
A class action against Virgin Australia wants to drag Velocity Rewards into the case, claiming the frequent flyer program was involved in misleading investors about $460 million in funds on Virgin’s balance sheet.
The Commonwealth has lost its bid to pause a long-running dispute over a generic form of brand drug Abilify while the High Court hears a different generic drug battle.
A judge has refused to stay a fight between the tax office and software company Oracle over royalties, finding determination of the dispute will guide 15 other cases.
Isuzu is not giving up its bid to slam the brakes on a suit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over alleged trade secrets theft.
The former Cambodian prime minister’s nephew has pared back truth defences to his defamation claims, but his alleged bad reputation remains to be confronted.