Events

Three Sydney residents have appealed a ruling that gutted their suit against the city of Sydney and Transport for New South Wales alleging that a new cycleway on Oxford Street is discriminatory.

Developer Robert Filippini, who is suspected of fraudulently receiving investor money from defunct Keystone Asset Management, is seeking to appeal an extension of freezing orders over family trusts that hold property and several luxury cars.

Australian designer Katie Taylor has won her High Court appeal in a fight with pop star Katy Perry over the right to trade mark her name, with the court saying a Full Court ruling in Perry's favour "rewarded the wrongdoers".

A judge has granted the first-ever application to vary a contingency fee in a class action that has yet to reach settlement or judgment, but has warned his decision doesn't set a precedent for “routine variation” of group costs orders. 

A court has found that Racing NSW's appointment of an administrator to the owner of Sydney's Randwick Racecourse over financial concerns was invalid.

Acciona has won $2.1 million from Zurich Insurance and two other insurers in a case alleging it was entitled to indemnity after severe weather events damaged work on the Bruce Highway project in Queensland. 

Traditional owners have brought a High Court appeal, arguing the Full Court erred in finding the Western Australian government’s decision to expedite an exploration application by mining company Uro Western is not subject to judicial review. 

A class action over Victoria's COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle worth as much as $2.6 billion has reportedly settled, with the cost to taxpayers said to be about $50 million.

The Public Service Association has moved to sack a legal officer for allegedly submitting false time records when working from home, but the Fair Work Commission has found its investigation lacked procedural fairness. 

Dairy company Care A2 has failed to block food producer Care Natural’s trade mark, with an IP Australia delegate finding that the word ‘care’ was not enough to render the mark deceptively similar or identical to Care A2's marks.