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Hisense not required to provide employment contract, court finds
Employment 2026-01-22 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Electronics maker Hisense has won an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act by failing to provide a worker with an employment contract, with a judge ruling the Act did no prescribe the form in which employment details must be kept.

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Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
Contracts 2026-01-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.

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In TM battle with Zip, Firstmac tells High Court honest concurrent use test not subjective
Intellectual Property 2026-01-21 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.

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BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
Appeals 2026-01-22 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

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Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
Defamation 2026-01-21 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.

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Developer sues environment minister over Parramatta towers project
Construction 2026-01-21 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Sydney developer has filed proceedings against the environment minister after a delegate found its proposal to build two towers in Parramatta would have “clearly unacceptable” impacts on views from Australia’s oldest public building. 

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Transfer of Sydney property to wife was done to defraud creditors: court
Real Estate 2026-01-21 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A Hong Kong company has won its bid to claw back funds from the family of a deceased debtor who transferred a Sydney property to his wife as part of a purported separation agreement, with a court finding the transaction was intended to defraud creditors.

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BHP files High Court challenge to same job, same pay orders
Appeals 2026-01-20 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

BHP has filed a High Court challenge to orders requiring it to pay labour hire workers at mines in central Queensland the same as its workers.

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Mayor wins $250,000 over defamatory Facebook posts
Defamation 2026-01-20 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The mayor of a Perth local council has been awarded $250,000 in damages for defamation against a constituent who made a series of Facebook posts falsely alleging that he was misusing a public office.

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Retail investors refunded $40M after ASIC investigation into CFDs
ASIC 2026-01-20 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

More than 38,000 retail investors have received nearly $40 million in refunds after an ASIC investigation found “widespread weaknesses” in how issuers of contracts for difference products comply with their obligations. 

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