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India appeals judgment on $111.3M arbitral award
The Indian government has lodged an appeal after a judge found it can't avoid a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites.
FleetPartners hit with shareholder class action
Fleet management company FleetPartners has been stung with a shareholder class action over a revised 2019 earnings guidance that doomed its planned merger with McMillan Shakespeare.
ASIC sues TelstraSuper in first case over dispute resolution rules
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed its first-ever case over internal dispute resolution regulations, targeting Telstra Super over its handling of customer complaints.
Court rejects human rights group’s bid to repatriate Aussies detained in Syria
A human rights group has lost its legal bid to compel the federal government to bring home Australians stuck in Syrian camps, with a a judge finding the Minister for Home Affairs has “no control” over their detention.
OAIC takes Australian Clinical Labs to court over data breach
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has brought civil penalty proceedings accusing pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs of failing to take steps to prevent a February 2022 data breach that affected millions of patients.
Santos blocked from starting work on $5.6B Barossa gas project
Tiwi Islanders have won an eleventh hour bid to halt all work on Santos' Barossa gas export pipeline for one week, with a judge finding construction could cause "irreparable damage" to underwater cultural heritage.
Bayer defeats Sandoz challenge to patents for blood thinner Xarelto
Novartis unit Sandoz AG has lost its bid to revoke Bayer’s patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and has been barred from selling generic versions of the medication after a judge found the German pharma giant’s patents were valid.
Class action investigation launched into ‘substandard’ public housing in WA
An investigation has been launched into a possible class action that would seek “housing justice” for Aboriginal tenants living in substandard public housing in Western Australia, following a landmark ruling by the High Court.
Judge up for costs in false imprisonment case, but not for abandoned expert
A man awarded $300,000 after he was unlawfully imprisoned for contempt has won his legal costs from the judge who jailed him. But a court has rejected his bid to recoup the costs paid to a damages expert in his case, finding he gave her “incomplete, inaccurate and unreliable” instructions.
Sydney jeweller harassed employee by confessing romantic feelings, court finds
The owner of a small jewellery retailer in central Sydney must pay a younger female employee $237,985 for sexual harassment after he slapped her on the buttocks and confessed romantic feelings for her, a judge has found.