Judges

Law firm Holding Redlich faces a possible adverse costs order for racking up what a judge said were "out of hand" fees following the settlement of a property dispute.

Mineralogy has lost another bid for further discovery from engineering firm CITIC a month before trial kicks off in their fight over the Sino Iron project in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

The Victorian Court of Appeal has rejected a company's bid to overturn a decision ordering it to pay nearly $10 million in damages for loss of opportunity in relation to a retirement village development.

The Port of Newcastle has lost its bid to move a lawsuit filed by Glencore Coal over $870,000 in alleged overcharged shipping fees to the Federal Court. 

A judge has found a shareholder class action against water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG should not bear the costs incurred by a competing case for preliminary discovery.

The High Court won't hear Bayer's appeal of an invalidity finding over patents for blood thinner Xarelto, despite the company's claim the decision has "profound" consequences for drug R&D.

Fonterra, which has taken cheese maker Bega to court to resolve a dispute over the dairy company's plans to exit the Australian market, is resisting a bid for discovery in the case.

Transgrid contractor Elecnor unlawfully denied the Electrical Trades Union access to 47 migrant workers on Australia’s largest transmission project, a court has found. 

The owners corporation of an apartment complex in Sydney’s north shore can bring claims against a council over several million dollars in alleged defects, despite a four-year delay.