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Deloitte settles partner’s age discrimination lawsuit
Deloitte has agreed to settle a $3.8 million lawsuit brought by a partner that challenged the accounting firm's mandatory retirement policy.
Ben Roberts-Smith admits emailing SAS witness about compound where alleged murders took place
Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he exchanged emails with SAS witnesses about a compound where he was alleged to have murdered a man with a prosthetic leg in the lead-up to his defamation trial.
Adverse finding against Judge Vasta would face ‘inevitable’ challenge, court hears
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta over alleged wrongful imprisonment has heard that a finding putting the Commonwealth on the hook for future jurisdictional errors by judges would meet an "inevitable" appeal.
ATO challenges Shell victory over $2.2B deduction for WA gas exploration project
The ATO is challenging a judge's decision to allow oil giant Shell Australia $2.2 billion in deductions for the cost of certain exploration activities conducted under an acquisition that increased its stake in Woodside Energy's Browse Basin gas exploration joint venture project.
Intellectual freedom a ‘foundational’ principle, sacked climate skeptic professor tells High Court
Sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd brought his case challenging his dismissal by James Cook University to the High Court on Wednesday, with a lawyer for Ridd telling the justices that his sacking was unlawful because intellectual freedom was a "foundational' principle that could not be subordinated to the university's code of conduct.
Judge tosses ASIC’s case against payday lenders Cigno, BHF
A court has dismissed ASIC’s enforcement action against payday lenders Cigno and BHF Solutions, finding the companies did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Ben Roberts-Smith denies sending threatening letters to SAS soldier
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has denied allegations that he sent off threatening letters to a former SAS colleague to stop him from talking to the media and a defence inquiry into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan.
Bob Jane T-Marts CEO loses challenge to liquidator’s examination
The CEO of Bob Jane T-Marts has failed to halt his public examination by the liquidator of the firm Last Lap, which is currently involved in a shareholder dispute with the Australian tyre franchise.
Nudie Juice family wants court to extinguish judgment debt
Members of the Binetter family have sued the trustees of a Nudie Juice co-founder Emil Binetter’s estate for settlement details over debts claimed against the family in a bid to extinguish any judgment debt against the estate, a court has heard.
In victory for ACCC, Full Court tosses Geowash execs’ ‘ill-founded’ appeal
Two executives of failed car washing franchise Geowash have failed in their attempt to overturn a $2.7 million penalty for overcharging and misleading franchisees, with the Full Court finding they had engaged in "a consistent pattern of conduct which was deceitful and dishonest".