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There is a time for everything, as Ecclesiastes says, but who has time for class actions that plead everything and the kitchen sink, a vexed judge wants to know, calling on litigants to home in on the real contest in their cases.
A judge has granted bankrupt publican Jon Adgemis three more weeks to review material in a dispute with the ATO, despite the matter stalling since a third set of solicitors took over his defence in March.
A judge has ruled that building materials giant Boral breached its continuous disclosure obligations, in a win for a class action, but will wait on the High Court's ruling in cases against CBA before deciding whether shareholders have established damages.
Arrium's former directors and auditor KPMG have lost a challenge to a key report relied on by shareholders in a class action over the collapsed steelmaker that says the company overstated the value of its assets.
A judge has rejected India's bid to register the word 'basmati' as a mark of geographical indication, saying the rice certified by the country could not be distinguished from rice of the same type grown in Pakistan.
Jones Lang LaSalle has argued that its former national head of real estate cannot add an unfair dismissal claim to his lawsuit against the real estate giant, which was brought late due to a solicitor's mistake.
Testing lab ALS has appealed a ruling ordering it to hand over most of a McGrathNicol report into allegedly exaggerated coal testing results, after a judge found last year that it had waived privileged over parts of the report by referring to its findings in an ASX statement.
X Corp has won a dispute with the eSafety Commissioner, with a judge finding it is is not required to comply with a new online safety standard for messaging apps because it already follows rules for social media companies.
A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has settled for $18 million, with a judge hearing numerous group members will not receive a payout.
Fiducian Investment Management has copped a $7.3 million penalty after admitting that it made misleading representations about the ESG credentials of an investment fund, despite senior execs being warned about its exposure to fossil fuels.