A Sydney-based plastic surgeon with more than 5 million followers on TikTok has taken the ABC to court to block an upcoming episode of Four Corners about him from running.
A judge has rejected a request to discontinue a class action on behalf of investors in failed music streaming platform Guvera, saying it was âdifficult to understandâ why the applicants had launched the case as a class action in the first place.
Queensland crane company NQCranes has lost its bid to strike out the bulk of the ACCCâs amended case alleging it engaged in a conspiracy with a multinational rival to divide the Brisbane and Newcastle markets.
Last weekâs judgment denouncing the scandalous behaviour of the legal team running the Banksia Securities class action cast a spotlight on the conduct of lawyers for some of the defendants, asking whether âuntenableâ defences were maintained beyond an acceptable point in the case.
The Federal Court has slugged wealth management firm Colonial First State Investments with a $20 million penalty for misleading almost 13,000 superannuation members about their MySuper entitlements through a “concerted campaign” that lasted two years.
IVF provider Virtus Health would be âthe author of its own fateâ if its proposed acquisition of rival Adora Fertility flopped, a judge has said in hearing the ACCCâs bid for a temporary injunction blocking completion of the planned purchase.
Three companies operated by convicted accountant Vanda Gould have failed again to block further cross examination of Gould by the Commissioner of Taxation in a number of tax appeals in the Federal Court.
A judge has criticised a proposed settlement notice in a shareholder class action against GetSwift for failing to inform group members of how much they would receive from the “very light” settlement, which relies heavily on the logistics firm’s success after relocating out of Australia.
Approving coal mine projects is not the business of courts, the Morrison government has argued in its challenge to a landmark class action judgment that found it had a duty of care to protect Australian children from the effects of climate change.
Software company DST Bluedoor has lost its bid to access communications between its former founding director and AMP in a $35.5 million lawsuit accusing the financial services company of inducing 11 DST employees to jump ship after licensing its online platform.