Four proceedings over COVID-19 business interruption losses will be stripped of class action status, with a judge saying most of the common issues were already determined in test cases.
Major supermarkets Coles and Woolworths have been taken to court by the consumer regulator, accused of inflating prices for short periods in order to advertise more attractive discounts.
Super Retail faces a second Federal Court case by a former senior female executive, after conciliation proceedings in the Fair Work Commission failed to resolve the complaint.
Captain Cook College and its COO will attempt to reach an agreement on penalty with the ACCC after the High Court knocked back their appeal of a systemic unconscionable conduct finding.
Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG and have agreed to produce documents for a possible shareholder class action, but a privilege fight may still be on the cards.
The developer of a Canola seed hybrid tolerant to herbicide has lost a bid for seed grower Nuseed to relabel its products, which are already stocked in 361 retail locations.
Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes has prevailed in a trade mark stoush with Brisbane restaurant Establishment 203.
Two insurers have come up short in their appeal of a ruling that put them on the hook for the costs of Opal Tower consultant engineer WSP in a class action by residents.
Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australia’s decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
Seven is facing another workplace lawsuit by a former journalist, with former Spotlight reporter Amelia Saw accusing the TV network of general protections breaches under the Fair Work Act.