Nine Network has been ordered to pay a British tourist $100,000 in a defamation suit over a news broadcast that aired following his acquittal on assault charges related to a brawl with rugby player that used the term “coward punch” to describe the dust-up.
After putting to rest a trademark dispute with the Taronga Zoo, the still unopened Sydney Zoo is facing another legal challenge from a competing zoo alleging it is threatening to violate the terms of its development consent.
An appeals court has revived a class action against a NSW council over loss and damage resulting from a 2009 tip rubbish fire, and awarded the lead applicant over $100,000 in damages.
A judge has tossed an application for a common fund order in a class action over the use of toxic foam on a RAAF base near Katherine, NT after a barrister for the lead applicants said the bid would be withdrawn if the judge appointed an independent “contradictor” to scrutinise the proposed funding structure.
Two class actions against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson may be dismissed earlier than expected unless the Supreme Court allows them proceed against a liquidator who has said the failed company is strapped of funds.
NewLaw pioneer and founder of Bespoke Law, Jeremy Szwider, has been found guilty of professional misconduct and unsatisfactory professional conduct after taking on a case he was “uniquely unprepared” to handle.
Charges in the criminal cartel case against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank over a $2.5 billion ANZ institutional share placement have yet to be finalised, almost a year after the proceeding was filed.
Liquidators of failed Centaur Litigation have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the accountant of fraudster Scott Williams, who was accused of lying to hide his knowledge of a Ponzi scheme that misappropriated $32 million and led to the collapse of the funder.
Telecom giant Optus has been hit with a $25,000 criminal fine after pleading guilty to four charges of failing to disclose political donations in its development applications.
A case simultaneously challenging IP Australia’s decisions to accept, grant and certify an innovation patent owned by one of Australia’s biggest building product companies has been withdrawn, a court has heard.