The High Court has refused special leave in a failed class action against Volkswagen over allegedly defective Takata airbags.
It’s a case of dĂ©jĂ vu in a class action against engineering services company Worley, with shareholders heading back to the appeals court after losing a second trial in their drawn out fight over disclosure breaches.
Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost an appeal seeking to throw out two criminal cases over a takeover bid and payments to his political party, with an appeals court finding the challenge was an abuse of process.
The judge who found that disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan did not show âfull consideration of the presumption of innocenceâ in his defamation case, an appeals court has heard.Â
Mercedes-Benz dealers have appealed a judgment that found their $650 million lawsuit against the luxury car maker over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model tried to “rewrite the contractual bargain” they had agreed to in order to better suit their commercial interests.
A law firm that lost a contest to run a class action against Toyota unit Hino has appealed a decision to give the case to a larger rival based on past experience, saying the ruling would act as a deterrent to smaller firms wanting to enter the market for group proceedings.
Sydney real estate group The Agency has lost an appeal in its trade mark case against a rival, with the Full Federal Court upholding a finding that the company would have an âunwarranted monopolyâ if other businesses were barred from using the descriptive words in its name.
US drink giant PepsiCo has lodged an appeal of a court win for the Australian Taxation Office over payments made by Schweppes under a distribution agreement that were found to be subject to royalty withholding tax.
A former National Rugby League referee has lost his unfair dismissal lawsuit alleging he suffered bullying and victimisation, with a judge finding the league did not terminate his employment but âacted passivelyâ in letting his contract term end.
A litigation funder must pay indemnity costs to CoreLogic after bankrolling a photographerâs unsuccessful copyright claim against the property data analytics company, with an appeals court finding it pursued the litigation for its own personal gain.