Judgment

The CDPP and ASIC have succeeded in staying Clive Palmer’s case challenging the lawfulness of a seven-year-old examination, with a judge finding it would fragment criminal cases against the mining magnate.

A judge has allowed a tweak to a class action against the state of NSW on behalf of inmates of the Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre who were sexually assaulted by former correctional officer Wayne Astill.

Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.  

US drug giant Eli Lilly cannot register a trade mark consisting of the word 'hair' preceded by the 'greater-than' symbol, despite winning registration in the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand.

ANZ has lost its appeal of a landmark decision finding it breached continuous disclosure rules by failing to disclose a $750 million bailout by underwriters during a $2.5 billion capital raising.

Investment firm Keybridge must contribute to a director's "substantial" legal bill from a dispute with another director, with a judge finding there was no “lack of clean hands” that would prevent him from being indemnified.

An appeals court has overturned a $16 million judgment against a law firm, finding it did not breach its duties when acting for a lender that provided financing to a client.

The Museum of Old and New Art has won its bid to exclude men from its 'Ladies Lounge' exhibit, which a judge found promoted equal opportunity by providing a "flipped universe".

In a first, EnergyAustralia has been ordered to pay $14 million for breaching the Electricity Retail Code by misleading customers about prices.

Vanguard Investments has been ordered to pay a penalty of almost $13 million for misleading the public about its $1 billion “ethically conscious” hedge fund.