Judges

The owners of a landmark building in the Sydney suburb of Manly have lost their challenge to a decision which found they owed the local council over $419,000 in car park licence fees and damages for installing a roller door. 

Noni B owner Mosaic Brands has been hit with a $25 million penalty for breaching consumer laws by failing to delivery 740,000 packages within the time frame specified on its website.

A Federal Court judge has refused to recuse himself in a dispute over legal fees following a Sydney barrister’s successful defamation case against Nine but has sent the matter to the NSW Supreme Court.

A class action on behalf of nearly 150 NSW Liberal Party members who claim party officials failed to lodge their nomination forms ahead of the 2024 local government elections is seeking leave to file a third mended statement of claim.

Piper Alderman is appealing a decision that stayed its competition class action against Google in favour of a competing case, saying group members had been deprived of a "substantially superior" funding model.

Insurers Bond & Credit Company and Tokio Marine can't eyeball advice given by Ashurst to lender White Oak in a dispute over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill.

An entity of construction giant Frasers is seeking summary dismissal of one of multiple cases by owners at a Sydney inner city high rise development over planter boxes that have allegedly detached or fallen to the street.

An appeals court has ordered a retrial in a franchisee's suit against home building franchise operator GJ Gardner Homes over the failure to renew its agreement, finding a judge erred in interpreting a key clause in the contract.

The CEO of Melbourne builder Vansan Construction has persuaded a court to quash a $2 million default judgment won by SK Developments.

Nuix is on the hook for $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for suits over its $1.8 billion float, with a judge saying there was a good reason for the significant retention given the “notorious” expense of securities class actions.