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The High Court has granted special leave applications by labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, seeking to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.

Turning back to counsel on rising from the bench after an urgent hearing in a dispute between Dexus and the operator of Melbourne airport, Justice James Stevenson told them what his impending retirement would mean.

The High Court has agreed to review a ruling that found India was immune from a suit seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitral award because it did not involve a 'commercial' matter.

A class action against KPMG and former Arrium directors wants to wait for the High Court's pending ruling on common fund orders before pulling the trigger on a group costs order, a request that earned a judge's grilling for what she described as a hunt for greener grass.

The Valuer-General of Victoria has won a High Court appeal against developer WSTI Properties over a $2.9 million valuation for a heritage property in Melbourne, which centred on the meaning of an “improvement” to the land. 

Collapsed gold mine owner Kirkalocka has brought a High Court challenge in a dispute with energy company Zenith over the ownership of a power plant in WA, saying the case raises important issues about the operation of security interests. 

The Australian National Auditor Office has been asked to review the Federal Court's expenses and disclosures after discrepancies in the court's accounting of internal legal expenses.

A $67 million settlement has been reached in a class action alleging Queensland-based superannuation fund QSuper overcharged members for life insurance premiums.

The liquidators of a company created to invest in a $2.2 million Adelaide property have asked the High Court to reinstate a judgment that found a mortgage that sent the company into liquidation was an unreasonable director-related transaction and could be voided.