Founder and managing director of mining company Mineral Resources Chris Ellison will step down after an internal investigation found he engaged in misconduct.
Carnival has settled a class action on behalf of passengers on a seven-day South Pacific voyage that became the “cruise from hell” when their vessel sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.
Wealth manager Escada Partners has lost its lawsuit against two former partners who defected to rival LGT Crestone, with a judge finding a five-year non-compete clause was unreasonable.
X Corp is going to the Full Federal Court with its challenge to an infringement notice by eSafety over the social media platform’s handling of child exploitation material.
Longtime tax partner at Baker McKenzie has made the jump to Jones Day, joining the firm’s Sydney office.
An appeals court has set aside a $160,000 judgment against Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding a “time poor” trial judge had copied and pasted submissions in key parts of his ruling.
A Pauline Hanson tweet that told Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” fell afoul of the Racial Discrimination Act, with a judge calling it “Islamophobic” and “a strong form of racism”.
A class action against Virgin Australia wants to drag Velocity Rewards into the case, claiming the frequent flyer program was involved in misleading investors about $460 million in funds on Virgin’s balance sheet.
The Commonwealth has lost its bid to pause a long-running dispute over a generic form of brand drug Abilify while the High Court hears a different generic drug battle.
A judge has refused to stay a fight between the tax office and software company Oracle over royalties, finding determination of the dispute will guide 15 other cases.