Judgment

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.

Allianz has lost its bid to recover a contribution from AIG over a $1.65 million worker's compensation claim against Icon subcontractor Built Tech Hoardings.

A judge has granted interim freezing orders against Star Investment Group Australia and its director after finding reasonable grounds to suspect it misled investors while promoting a development scheme in regional Victoria.

The Full Court has rejected trading platform Plus500's bid to stay a class action by investors who lost money on highly leveraged contracts for difference in light of an arbitration clause in its terms and conditions, upholding a finding that the clause was an unfair contract term.

A judge has ruled that reality television personality Venous Behbahani-Clark was not validly gifted a $2 million Toorak home by her sister and the sister's ex-husband Alex Waislitz, resolving proceedings the judge called lengthy and disproportionate.

Pfizer has lost a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung Bioepis over the generic version of its blockbuster autoimmune drug Enbrel, with a judge finding all but one of the patent's claims is invalid. 

The Commonwealth has lost its bid to strike out and declass a class action on behalf of female Australian Defence Force employees who allegedly faced systemic harassment and discrimination.