Law Firms

A man who was fired after failing to comply with a return-to-office directive has appealed the Fair Work Commission's finding that he was not unfairly dismissed, saying there is “a public interest” in upholding the contractual right to work from home. 

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has argued she should be dismissed from a dispute with a neighbour at her Sundown Valley cattle station over a fence, with the neighbor telling a judge no lawyer will represent her in the dispute with the billionaire.

A Sydney barrister has taken a law firm to court, alleging it owes him $1 million in unpaid fees for his work on almost 40 cases. But the firm argues the fee agreements are void.

Four group members have resolved their challenges to settlement payouts in a franchisee class action against 7-Eleven, and a judge has accepted he need not review the confidential deals. 

The government can't strike out key claims from a Queensland local council's suit over PFAS contamination allegedly caused by its activities at an aviation centre, with a judge rejecting arguments about the impermissibility of an aggregated pleading of knowledge.

Maas Group Holdings has sold its construction material division to Heidelberg Materials for $1.7 billion, vowing to use the proceeds of the sale to invest in AI and digital infrastructure assets after acquiring a minority stake in AI data centre company Firmus.

A group of former Brighton Secondary College students have launched a representative proceeding against the State of Victoria and the school's former principal for his failure to address a "high level" of antisemitic bullying.

The developers of the Aspen and Establishment luxury residential projects in Canberra have lobbed a cross-claim alleging builder Geocon owes them up to $12.9 million in delay damages.

Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid have lost their High Court challenges to their convictions for a conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts.