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Insurers dragged into PwC class action over $50M bond prospectus
Over three years into a class action against failed asset finance lender Axsesstoday and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers over a $50 million prospectus, the applicant has won the green light to add four insurers to the case. 
Tesla takes NSW man to court over Autopilot whistleblower docs
Electric car giant Tesla has brought court proceedings against a NSW man seeking the removal of documents from the web, including material allegedly leaked by a former employee who recently raised concerns about the company’s self-driving software.
Atomos can pursue case against US-based ex-CEO over relocation costs
Atomos' former US-based CEO -- who was fired after she failed to relocate to Melbourne -- has lost her fight to stay the video technology company's lawsuit, with a judge finding the dispute over a bridging loan for the international move should be decided under Australian law.
Ex-PM’s press secretary lashed out at Ten news boss seconds after Higgins interview, email says
A Network Ten executive received an angry phone call from former prime minister Scott Morrison’s chief media advisor after claims about the Liberal Party’s handling of Brittany Higgins’ alleged sexual assault were aired on The Project, new court documents reveal.
Aristocrat sues head of game design, wins urgent orders over 6,400 files
Gaming giant Aristocrat is suing its head of design for alleged intellectual property infringement and has secured orders restraining him from using or disclosing any of thousands of company files he is accused of copying.
Judge rejects climate challenge to NSW logging agreement
An environmental group has lost its case alleging the federal government failed to take climate change into account when it renewed an agreement for logging in New South Wales, with a judge saying it was a ‘political’ issue rather than one for the courts.
Linchpin Capital directors hit with $390,000 in penalties
Four current and former Linchpin Capital directors have been disqualified from heading up companies and hit with a combined $390,000 in penalties, after a judge found they improperly used their positions as directors to line their own pockets.
NSW tries to duck exemplary damages in strip search class action
The New South Wales government wants to strike out class action claims that police conducted illegal strip searches at music festivals in the state 'as a matter of routine' and that it should face exemplary damages.
Australia Post unit wins injunction in passing off case against former biz partner
Australia Post unit StarTrack has won an injunction barring postal product manufacturer TMA Australia from using a website URL containing the words ‘StarTrack’, with the Full Court finding a judge wrongly held the case was ‘weak’.
Bruce Lehrmann’s legal team admits he gave ‘unsatisfactory’ evidence
Lawyers for accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann have conceded his evidence on several issues was “lacking credibility”, but say the court should not find him a “compulsive liar” as argued by Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in defending his defamation case.