A subsidiary of gold mining giant Newmont has been hit with a class action alleging residents near its Cadia mine in Orange, NSW have been exposed to a “toxic trifecta” of air, land and water pollution.
Mercedes-Benz has hit back at a class action over alleged emissions cheating, denying its cars were fitted with defeat devices and arguing any engine features found to act as such devices were needed for safety.
A judge has rejected Apple’s bid for $1 million in security for costs for a patent-holding company’s appeal in its failed IP case over the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology.
The Parramatta Eels has flagged the possibility of joining the Melbourne Storm to its case against wantaway player Zac Lomax, saying the rival club may need to answer claims it entered into discussions “in bad faith”.
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.
A judge has upheld a legal privilege claim over a transcript of an interview between a solicitor and a priest in an abuse case, despite the transcript’s production in another case by an insurer without an assertion of privilege.
Australian e-gift card company Prezzee has succeeded in blocking New Zealand-based Epay from selling its Giftzzy voucher cards featuring the words ‘powered by Prezzy’ in Australian stores, for now.
A barrister who represented her sons in court after being refused a practicing certificate by the Victorian Bar has lost an appeal, with a tribunal disqualifying her from seeking a practicing certificate for four years.
The law firm running a class action against Origin Energy has argued the case is “financially unviable” if it is stuck with a 30 per cent contingency fee ordered by the court, in the first-ever application to vary a group costs order.