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Santos’ net zero plan ā€˜little more than speculationā€™, trial court told
Trials 2024-10-28 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santosā€™ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was ā€œlittle more than a series of speculationsā€, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.

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Clive Palmer’s nephew tells High Court he’s beyond reach of contempt
Appeals 2024-10-28 10:52 am By Andy Sidler

Clive Palmer’s nephew has applied to the High Court for review of a decision rejecting his bid to dodge contempt proceedings, arguing he did not submit to the court’s jurisdiction.

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Care A2 settles spat with infant formula distributor
Emma Bathurst 2024-10-28 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Dairy company Care A2 has settled a dispute with Gensco Laboratories over an agreement to distribute its infant formula in the US that went sour.

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High Court shuns SingTel’s appeal over tax deductions for $14B Optus buy
Tax 2024-10-25 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court will not review a Full Court ruling that backed the ATOā€™s rejection of over $894,000 in tax deductions related to SingTel’s $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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Trucking company facing class action over fatal train crash
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Yearā€™s Eve.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to ā€œprovide a judge with comfortā€, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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Coles dodges iFit challenge to Perform powerbar brand
Intellectual Property 2024-10-24 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Coles has defeated a trade mark challenge to its Perform brand of sports nutrition products by a sports equipment company.

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Bayer’s patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto invalid: court
Intellectual Property 2024-10-23 11:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Bayer has lost its battle to protect top-selling blood thinner Xarelto from generic competition, with the Full Court finding two patents for the drug are invalid.

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INPEX can cross-examine AkzoNobel’s lawyers over ‘inadequate’ discovery
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

INPEX has won a bid to cross-examine AkzoNobel’s solicitors about discovery at the end of an 11-week trial over allegedly defective paint used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.Ā 

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Bruce Lehrmann clears hurdle to appeal defamation loss
Appeals 2024-10-23 10:30 am By Sam Matthews

A cash-strapped Bruce Lehrmann has dodged a bid by Ten for $200,000 to pursue his appeal of a judgment that found he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins.

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