Events

The Commonwealth Bank has been dragged to court by the corporate regulator, accused of charging business customers millions of dollars in undisclosed fees for the past 19 years.

A class action that successfully argued Domino's misled franchisees on worker pay entitlements is considering a cross-appeal, with some of the judge's findings on compensation in his 1,725-paragraph ruling as potential targets. 

Iron supplement makers Aspen Pharmacare and Arrotex Pharmaceuticals have settled their spat over alleged false advertising, following court-ordered mediation.

The eSafety Commissioner has won suppression order over witness names in its lawsuit against messaging platform Telegram over alleged pro-terror content, after expressing concerns they could be exposed to doxing.

Administrators of collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill Capital have reached a settlement with GFG Alliance's Liberty companies, resolving a case that was set for trial beginning Tuesday.

Previously calling it a "spectacular waste of time", the applicant in a class action against a Johnson & Johnson unit is challenging an order that requires consumers to register for the case ahead of any settlement.

The High Court has found the Victorian Supreme Court has jurisdiction to hear a dispute between the planning minister Sonya Kilkenny and supermarket chain IGA about a proposed amendment to a council's by-laws, despite the absence of an approval decision.

A former CFMEU organiser has told the royal commission into Victoria's Big Build that a union boss said he had a "direct line" to former Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.

Law firm DWF Australia will face a negligence claim over an alleged failure to join other parties to a claim over a damaged pipeline, after failing to secure a summary dismissal of the matter.

The High Court has ruled that abattoir Game Meats Company is not entitled to a constructive trust in the copyright over video footage obtained by animal activists while trespassing in a Victorian slaughterhouse.