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A judge has dismissed a class action applicant’s claim that he was underpaid as a University of Sydney postgraduate student, but left for another day the question of whether the court should also make orders binding group members.
A judge has found Clive Palmer's appeal of a judgment striking out his lawsuits against former ASIC chair James Shipton raises important questions about what's required to advance a claim of misfeasance in public office and should be heard by the Full Court.
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The Anglican Church's Brisbane diocese can't block the installation of ethanol tanks at a brewery adjoining the Francis Theological college, with a judge finding no "unacceptable risk” of explosion.
An appeals court has dismissed the corporate regulator's "logically inconsistent" appeal against a landmark decision that found insurer Auto & General did not include an unfair term in its contracts.
A court has found that an employee of a custom keycap business breached her fiduciary duties and infringed the company's copyright when she launched a competing business using unlawfully downloaded company templates.
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Collapsed gold mine owner Kirkalocka has brought a High Court challenge in a dispute with energy company Zenith over the ownership of a power plant in WA, saying the case raises important issues about the operation of security interests.
After nearly a decade of litigation — including a High Court appeal — a court has signed off on a $3.79 million settlement in a class action against Redland City Council over alleged unlawful levies.
A magistrate has cleared a Tasmanian jumping castle operator of criminal wrongdoing for her alleged role in a tragedy that killed six children in 2021, but a related class action against her and the state government will continue.
Fortrend Securites is challenging a judge's ruling that it owes $580,000 in penalties and compensation for withholding the bonuses of two departing advisors, its second appeal in their bitter dispute.
A German bottling machine manufacturer has successfully opposed PepsiCo’s patent application for a filling system, after arguing the claims were obvious.