Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has discontinued his case alleging News Corp and journalist Samantha Maiden defamed him with the publication of two articles on the alleged assault of Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.
The judge overseeing a class action against Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial and several related companies has questioned the level of precision required of the pleadings, as the company fights the applicantâs bid to amend its case for the fourth time.
A judge has urged the Fair Work Ombudsman to act quickly after it told the court it accidentally undervalued claimed underpayments in a case against the owner of Rebel Sport, the regulatorâs first case against a holding company for alleged wrongdoing by its subsidiaries.
The University of Sydney has been ordered to reinstate a lecturer the court found was unlawfully dismissed over a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag, but the order is stayed pending the school’s appeal.
A judge has largely granted a bid by port operations provider Engage Marine to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCCâs case against TasPorts as it mounts its own case against the government-owned body, despite noting that principles of open justice donât dictate an âopen slatherâ approach to documents.
A Melbourne law firm has lost its appeal of a $184,000 judgment in favour of a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys AM has failed to revive his defamation case against the ABC over a 7:30 segment that revealed racehorses were being killed in violation of industry rules, despite the appeals court noting that the report âtreated him very shabbilyâ and âwas not high quality journalism.â
Concert promoter Mark Filby has lost his case against former Nine unit TEG Live, alleging that it nabbed his idea when it partnered with Coles to promote a 2013 Australian tour by English-Irish boy band One Direction.Â
A court will be asked to decide whether the secrecy provisions of NSW gaming legislation prohibits the state’s casino regulator from using material produced to the Bergin Inquiry in its case against Hong Kong-based Melco Resorts seeking to recover the expense of running the Bergin Inquiry.
A judge has allowed two of Gina Rinehartâs children to use documents produced in private arbitration for their defence in court proceedings over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.