Judgment

Coles can't file more expert evidence in its fight over the ACCC's rejection of its purchase of a leasehold interest in a Kalgoorlie site, with a tribunal finding the supermarket had a chance to respond to the ACCC's "novel" harm theory.

The Full Federal Court has rejected an appeal by the applicant in a class action on behalf of post graduate students who claims he was underpaid by the University of Sydney.

A judge has allowed a racing news publication to file an amended defence in defamation proceedings by Racing NSW boss Peter V'landys to rely on particulars of the racing group's fight with the Australian Turf Club.

The liquidators of a subsidiary of collapsed media company Big Un have lost their case against financier First Class Capital alleging a three million share purchase was part of a scheme to inflate the company's stock price. 

Two witnesses in a trial over $19.5 million in funds allegedly misappropriated in a land development joint venture will be cross-examined again after a judge recused himself from the trial after eight hearing days. 

A tribunal has found that Apple indirectly discriminated against a disabled employee by requiring him to use a regular bathroom, ordering the company to pay him $18,000.

A judge has thrown out a former ANZ trader's whistleblower case alleging the bank sacked him after he complained about its attempted manipulation of the bank bill swap rate.

A company incorporated to manage a development in regional Victoria has lost its bid to withdraw admissions in a case by property developer Villawood alleging a former director engaged in a fraudulent scheme to divert management fees.

A developer can't block an activist group from relying on Aboriginal cultural heritage evidence in relation to trees set to be removed under plans to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club.

A class action over alleged unlawful strip searches at music festivals has lost its bid to strike out the NSW government’s defence against claims of sample group members, after the lead plaintiff was awarded $93,000 in damages.