Events

A Western Sydney council has lost its bid to keep expert evidence in an arbitration with a builder under wraps in its $7 million case alleging a Sydney architect is liable for defects in a tennis court complex. 

Actress Charlotte MacInnes took the stand in her defamation case against Rebel Wilson on Wednesday in a high-profile trial stemming from an incident during the filming of Wilson's directorial debut, 'The Deb'.

An appeals court has upheld a finding that Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission. 

A Woolworths executive facing cross-examination in the ACCC's case over alleged illusory discounts has denied that price increases were anything other than a reaction to inflation and a “tsunami” of supplier cost increase requests. 

A second law firm has launched a shareholder class action investigation into James Hardie's alleged inadequate disclosures about troubles in its North American fiber cement unit in a market guidance for the 2026 financial year.

Defunct developer FSM must hand over transcripts of examination proceedings by its liquidators in a new case against Ray White Capital, Mallesons and others after the liquidators lost their bid for unreacted emails related to financing for an Ashfield development. 

Hearing the ACCC's opening remarks in its case against Woolworths over 'illusory' discounts, a judge has questioned if consumers would have descended into the level of analysis suggested by the regulator when shopping.

Pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has been hit with a class action over a 2022 data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business, including tests for fertility and STDs.

Actor Rebel Wilson, who is facing trial in a defamation case by the lead actress on her directorial debut, appeared indifferent when told the actress had bathed with one of the film's producers, a court has heard.

The Full Court has found an employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim breached his duty of confidence by providing contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone, to a competitor.