Judgment

A tribunal has refused to order a contractor to remove external sunscreens on Meriton's 70-storey Infinity Tower in the Brisbane CBD, despite finding they were made of combustible aluminum composite panels.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal of a finding that a successor trustee owes no fiduciary duty to a former trustee to preserve an entitlement to indemnification.

A lawyer who included 'hallucinated' citations from ChatGPT in material submitted to the court in a migration appeal has been referred to the NSW Legal Services Commissioner.

Commercial property firm DTZ Worldwide has lost its bid for $243 million in damages related to its acquisition of United Group from UGL Limited over United's alleged failure to disclose that a key contract was “loss-making”. 

A judge has approved a $3 million settlement in a class action against Nine over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots. 

An appeals court has overturned a ruling that HWL Ebsworth invalidly expelled a capital partner in 2020 and rejected claims the firm improperly sought to exclude him from a proposed IPO. 

Despite failing a second time to make the deadline, Advanta Seeds has won an extension to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a lucrative hybrid canola plant cell.

An advertising exec has won the green light to build a two-storey residence on Sydney’s Tamarama headland, despite the council’s concerns that ten stone “cocoon” structures will “loom over” the iconic Bondi to Bronte coastal walk. 

The former owner of 28 hectares of land in Western Sydney has sued Sydney Water, alleging it deliberately sought to prevent the sale of the property on the open market and disputing a $347 million valuation. 

Ultra Tune has lost its appeal of a record $1.5 million fine for contempt after it failed to follow a court-ordered compliance program in proceedings brought by the consumer watchdog.