The Full Court is set to weigh in on whether judges who make adverse findings on credibility during the liability phase of a hearing should recuse themselves from determining penalty, an issue which a judge has said may require a new court protocol.
The High Court has been asked to overturn a Full Court decision finding lawyers can take a cut from a class action settlement under a solicitorsâ common fund order and to finally settle the question of whether the court has the power to issue common fund orders at all.
The Queensland Court of Appeal has knocked back a challenge by jailed investment guru Dr Roger Munro to his conviction on three counts of fraud, which landed him a four-and-a-half month prison sentence.
An appeals court has knocked back builder Hanssenâs attempt to dodge a decade-old dispute over repairs to one of its residential buildings on constitutional grounds, saying the Perth company’s argument would precipitate an âextraordinaryâ result if accepted.
A judge has set aside a decision upholding misconduct findings against a former Australian National University PhD student, who was concerned the decision could affect his career prospects in the law.
The former premier of NSW, Gladys Berejiklian, has failed in her bid to quash the state corruption watchdog’s finding that she engaged in serious corrupt conduct in awarding funds to the district of her politician boyfriend.
Bruce Lehrmann has secured new representation for his appeal of his failed defamation case against Network Ten over its coverage of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, as he seeks to stay a $2 million costs order against him.
Two Gosford-based smash repair businesses have won an appeal in a dispute with AMA Group over the earn out amount the ASX-list company owed under an October 2018 agreement to purchase the companies for $4.8 million.
An appeals court has questioned General Motorsâ construction of its settlement with the applicant in a class action on behalf of Holden dealers, as the car maker seeks to overturn a ruling that put it on the hook for the applicant’s full costs.
A human rights group is continuing its fight for the release of Australians held in a Syrian refugee camp, bringing its case for a writ of habeas corpus to the High Court.