BHP has argued that investors who bought shares through secondary platforms are excluded from a long-running shareholder class action over a failed Brazilian dam, a claim slammed as an “unduly narrow reading” of the case.
The High Court has struck down a Victorian tax on electric cars, finding the state usurped powers held only by the federal government.
A judge has allowed Care A2 Plus to proceed with an appeal arguing a US lawsuit by former business partner Gensco should be blocked, saying the infant formula company will otherwise face a ârisk of substantial injusticeâ.Â
Tech company SARB has won a stay of orders barring it from selling its sensor-based system which the city of Melbourne uses for timing parked vehicles, after a judge found it infringed rival Vehicle Management Systemsâ patent.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority has called out telcos Vonage and Twilio for failing to comply with rules for combatting scam text messages.
Care A2 Plus should be given leave to appeal a ruling over an overlapping US case by former business partner Gensco so that it can file a challenge in the High Court if need be, a court has heard.
The law firm that’s running a franchisee class action against United Petroleum over allegedly loss-making Pie Faces stores has has won its bid to peek at draft communications the oil giant wants to send to group members.
Two cosmetic surgeons have filed defamation suits seeking aggravated damages over coverage by the ABC and Fairfax that allegedly painted them as âoutlaw surgeonsâ who mutilated a patient and exploited the Medicare system.
Monash Health has won its challenge to a decision finding it wrongfully dismissed a librarian in a âshamâ redundancy.
A judge has awarded ex-commando Heston Russell $390,000 in damages over coverage of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, in the first ever post-trial judgment in a defamation case to consider the public interest defence.