Clive Palmer’s nephew has applied to the High Court for review of a decision rejecting his bid to dodge contempt proceedings, arguing he did not submit to the court’s jurisdiction.
The funder bankrolling a class action by residents allegedly displaced by the construction of the $16.8 billion WestConnex tunnel has abandoned the case.
A Queensland trucking company is facing a class action by owners of $2.4 million in cargo aboard a freight train that was derailed in a fatal collision with a truck on New Yearâs Eve.
Expert evidence is not meant to âprovide a judge with comfortâ, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.
A former top prosecutor who oversaw the case against George Pell has been hailed for her âthoughtfulness and kindnessâ as she joins the bench of the Victorian Supreme Court.Â
An environmental group has lost a court challenge to controlled burns in the stateâs Strathbogie Forest, despite arguing they would destroy the habitat of the endangered Southern greater glider.Â
A former Keysborough Football club player has sued a Melbourne amateur league and team after he suffered a cardiac arrest on field after being repeatedly punched.
Two firms representing some Rio Tinto shareholders have lost their bid to intervene in Energy Resources’ fight to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.
A former senior associate at Russells has sued the Brisbane law firm, alleging she was dismissed after she complained of bullying by a partner.
The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.