Judgment

The High Court has unanimously found the Federal Court has no power to allow solicitors to take a cut of a settlement or judgment in a shareholder class action against Blue Sky, saying it would be contrary to rules against contingency fees in NSW. 

A judge has spiked Piper Alderman's class action alleging Google abuses its dominance in digital advertising, favouring a competing case run jointly by two other firms, despite suggesting such arrangements hinted at lawyers “passing the prize around”. 

An Aboriginal group joined to Regis Resources’ challenge to a decision concerning its McPhillamys gold mine has won an order capping its costs at $20,000, with a judge rejecting the gold producer's argument the order was unnecessary. 

Craft brewer Better Beer has lost a challenge to rival TRADIE’s bid to register a trade mark for the promotional phrase 'TRADIE Beer Built Better', with IP Australia finding no real danger of confusion between the brands.

A barrister who claimed a conviction for contempt had "slipped his mind" has lost an appeal of a decision finding he was not a fit and proper person to hold a practicing certificate.

The NSW tax office has succeeded on appeal in its fight with Uber over five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with an appeals court finding that payments made to drivers are taxable.

A judge has refused to force the sale of a Footscray property used for logistics services, estimated to be worth $23 million, saying an agreement by the co-owners to sell it by a deadline could no longer be performed. 

The operator of a gym previously inside a Bankstown RSL club has scored a partial win on appeal against its new landlord, but has only received nominal damages of $10. 

An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform. 

A judge has allowed Charter Hall to respond to developer Pro-Invest’s expert evidence in a case claiming $100 million in damages for the lost opportunity to build a 26-storey hotel in the Sydney CBD.