Law Firms

James Hardie may soon face a second shareholder class action — this one over alleged inadequate disclosures about troubles in its North American fiber cement unit in a market guidance for the 2026 financial year.

Rebel Wilson made up a complaint about harassment on the set of her film, 'The Deb', to gain leverage during budget negotiations, a court has heard as trial kicks off in a defamation case against the actor and director.

Coal producer Glencore has lost the latest round in a long-running dispute with Port of Newcastle over access charges.

Glencore has failed on appeal in a case against Port of Newcastle, with an appeals court finding the coal company could not rely on submissions in litigation leading up to a final determination of the port's access charges.

The Victorian Supreme Court has rejected a bid by gold sellers Sun Capital Investments and Australian Gold Capital to stop Westpac from closing its bank accounts, finding there was no serious question to be tried.

The Commonwealth has raised concerns over whether a case alleging systemic harassment and discrimination of women serving in the ADF should proceed as a class action, arguing the alleged acts at the centre of the case are individual in nature.

Actor and director Rebel Wilson told a court Monday the lead actress on her film 'The Deb' confided that she was uncomfortable taking a bath with a producer, but changed her story to secure more work. 

APAC issued a default notice to Dexus' infrastructure fund manager for a purported breach of a shareholder agreement during a share sales process to "get rid of" it, a trial has heard.

Trial begins Tuesday in the consumer regulator's case against Woolworths over alleged dodgy discounts, with the supermarket chain set to argue there was nothing phony about its 'Prices Dropped' campaign.

A judge has approved a $3.05 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Wilson Security brought on behalf of fly-in-fly-out security workers.