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High Court to hear ATO test case over trust income disclaimers
The High Court has granted special leave in a test case by the Australian Taxation Office concerning the effectiveness of disclaimers by trust beneficiaries giving up entitlements to trust income and any associated tax obligations.
Leader of notorious cult ‘The Family’ settles class action over torture, abuse claims
The deceased leader of the notorious cult known as The Family has settled a class action by sect members who claim they were tortured and sexually abused as children in her care.
Solomon Lew’s retail giant The Just Group sued for $3.4M in unpaid rent
Australian investment management group Fortius Funds Management has taken retail giant The Just Group to court seeking millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid rent for four stores in Sydney's MidCity Shopping Centre.
Ampol hits back at Chevron in trade mark trial over Caltex brand
Petrol station operator Ampol has denied accusations by US oil giant Chevron that it is misusing Caltex branding on 175 of its service stations, on the first day of a trial that could see the presiding judge take a road trip to view the alleged offending signage firsthand.
‘Optimistic’ judge calls for talks in competing class actions against Boston Scientific
A judge has urged the parties in two pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific to come up with a "pragmatic solution" to the competing proceedings filed in the Federal and NSW Supreme courts.
Court orders law firm to compensate underpaid junior lawyer despite six figure income
A Melbourne law firm and its director have been ordered to pay over $184,000 to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year, after a court found he was underpaid and fired for filing a barrage of complaints.
Law firm settles former partner’s sex discrimination case on day of trial
Law firm Hicksons Lawyers has reached a last-minute settlement to resolve sex discrimination claims brought by a female former partner who claims she was denied a promotion to equity partner because of her gender.
Sydney lawyer wins $110,000 defamation judgment over ‘gossipy and intrusive’ News Corp article
High profile criminal lawyer Christopher Murphy has been awarded a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case over a "gossipy and intrusive" Daily Telegraph article which a judge found had damaged the lawyer's professional reputation.
Full Court to hear Epic’s challenge to Apple dispute being heard in the US
Fortnite game maker Epic Games has appealed a judge's decision to send its misuse of market power case against Apple to California, in a significant case with implications for whether Australian companies can litigate disputes with tech giants on their home turf.
Garuda drops appeal of $19M penalty in ACCC cartel case, agrees to pay in instalments
Indonesia's PT Garuda has withdrawn a challenge to a $19 million penalty imposed for its part in a global airline cartel, but the airline has reached an agreement with the ACCC to pay the fine in instalments.