New South Wales

A judge has found the ATO knowingly received millions misappropriated by a former Kupang Resources director in order to satisfy a tax debt against him, with a judge skewering the tax office for instituting a “policy of wilful blindness” in pursuit of the debt.

Law firm Ashurst has advised Newcastle Airport on arrangements for Australia's first guided weapons manufacturing and maintenance facility, to be based at its Astra Aerolab precinct.

A judge has issued an injunction against actress and director Rebel Wilson, partially blocking her cross-claim in US defamation proceedings launched by producers of her film, 'The Deb'.

A court has granted leave to a construction law firm to amend claims in two cases against a developer, in which it seeks a stay of a costs assessment process and discovery from a costs assessment manager.

A wellness retreat has launched an intellectual property suit against luxury Queensland resort Elysium Noosa, claiming that a recent rebrand amounts to passing off.

An appeals court has reversed a decision awarding $2.1 million to Calibre, the builder of the 'Sky Gardens' residential development in Ryde, finding developer Kalorizkio had validly offset the claim.

A prominent silk renowned for his "intellectual precision" and "impeccable taste" has been sworn in as the newest judge of the NSW Supreme Court.

A funder that has refused to continue funding a class action over the WestConnex road project is also fighting the plaintiff’s bid to discontinue the case, with a judge calling the funder’s opposition “very problematic”. 

The High Court will hear Uber's $81 million fight with the NSW State Revenue Office, in a case that could clarify whether digital platform operators are on the hook for payroll tax.

A former principal at law firm BlackBay accused of taking confidential client information to launch a rival law firm has lost his bid to file a new defence, with a judge calling the new pleadings "confused".