Judges

Four class actions against retail and fast food giants in South Australia have foreshadowed a constitutional challenge against proposed legislation that would retrospectively strip workers of the right to earn Sunday pay rates.

Shopping network TVSN has settled a lawsuit by Bruce Gordon's WIN Corporation alleging it failed to honour its obligations under a broadcasting agreement before inking a deal with Seven Network.

A judge has found the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra did not discriminate against pianist Jayson Gillham on the basis of political belief by cancelling a concert after he made comments that were critical of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has reached an in-principle settlement, two weeks out from trial. 

Three Keybridge Capital directors have rejected claims that board minutes documenting a $4.75 million bonus to former CEO Nicholas Bolton were a post-hoc "concoction”, saying they accurately reflected an agreement reached during a nine-minute meeting in 2023.

Cor Cordis has lost its bid to strike out claims by the former chair of the insolvency firm that it "confected" reductions in work in progress to avoid paying his full retirement entitlements.

The corporate regulator is seeking penalty and disqualification orders against a financial adviser whose businesses allegedly earned $37 million for spruiking the collapsed First Guardian fund, a court has heard.

A judge has questioned counsel for a class action over public housing in the Northern Territory, grilling the barrister as to why the legal team had no contingency plan following the death of the lead applicant.

A judge has dismissed a case brought by a sand importer against the Port Authority of NSW seeking to recoup alleged lost profits and reliance damages falling from a lease agreement for a multi-user facility in the Sydney harbour. 

A class action on behalf of Sydney homeowners who allege their homes are sinking into the ground has reached an in-principle settlement two weeks out from trial.