Judges

A class action against CMC Markets got the go-ahead Thursday to add new claims in its case centred on risky financial products, after trawling through 27,000 documents produced by the trading platform.

A personal injury law firm can beef up its defence in a case brought by the receivers of collapsed litigation funder JustKapital, who claim the firm owes $2 million in fees and interest for disbursement financing.

Coles increased prices on hundreds of products only as part of a plan to later mark them with a ‘Down Down’ promotion, despite the price being lower only weeks before, the ACCC has argued.

Known as a dedicated cyclist with a prodigious coffee habit, a softly spoken silk has been sworn in as a judge on the Federal Court after a career marked by a sustained interest in human rights. 

A judge has stayed Clive Palmer’s case against the corporate watchdog until a criminal case against him is complete, expressing concerns about the factual overlap between the two matters. 

A Sydney council will argue its compulsory acquisition of two properties in Rouse Hill was part of a broader urban development public purpose, rather than the narrower purpose provided in its acquisition notice.

The husband of former Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark has told a court that his sister-in-law "happily" signed a deed giving his wife a $2 million Toorak townhouse.

The state of Victoria has been hit with a $500,000 judgment after three public servants were found negligent for failing to advertise Crown leases over Gabo Island and Tullaberga Island, a failure which has shut abalone fishers out of the area since 2019. 

The Full Court has rejected an appeal by the tax office over the classification of a redundancy payment, finding that an early learning centre worker who was offered reduced hours and pay as part of a restructure was made redundant.

A judge has ordered oil company Lighthouse to pay further security for costs in its $600 million case against the government of East Timor, a "hard fought contest" he said was unlikely to resolve ahead of trial.