Barristers

The AFL has rejected claims it owed a duty to protect footballers from racism on the oval, saying the risk of racist abuse was caused by “prevailing attitudes” and comparable to the risk they faced in other areas of life. 

Design tech giant Canva has succeeded in opposing a former software engineer's claim of coercion in an employment suit over his sacking.

Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged "dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.

A judge has handed a builder a win in a dispute over a $16 million development in Double Bay, finding that the parties had made no agreement to withdraw a payment claim.

London City Equities has reached a settlement with listed firm Excelsior in a case alleging shareholder oppression over a decision to sell off a subsidiary for $101 million and not distribute the proceeds.

Slater & Gordon has asked a court to summarily dismiss a negligence suit launched by a former HR executive who claims she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data.

The Foreign Investment Review Board has extended the deadline for ruling on Cosette's proposed $672 million takeover of Mayne Pharma.

The Herald Sun has apologised to Victorian deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, over articles at the centre of a privacy and defamation lawsuit brought by the pair.

A judge has approved a controversial shopping centre despite non-compliance with local planning laws, finding such schemes “are to be considered in a context where the needs of a community are not static and immutable” and that the centre would serve the fast growing community.

A developer has lost a $18 million dispute with the Victorian revenue office over duties for purchasing the Alphington Paper Mill, which it plans to develop into a new mini-suburb with 2,500 homes.