A judge has hit ANZ with a $25 million penalty in a case by the corporate regulator that alleged the bank short-changed hundreds of thousands of customers to the tune of $200 million.
Former attorney-general Christian Porter has joined the legal team of underworld figure Mick Gatto in his High Court bid to revive defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has lost a bid to appeal a decision dismissing his defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.
Judgment day has arrived in a legal battle over the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business so epic four silks on the case were elevated to judgeships during its long run, but losing party Viterra has not ruled out an appeal.
YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks has apologised to former NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro for hurt caused by videos posted in 2020 and 2021 but won’t be paying any damages as part of a settlement of a high profile defamation case.
A plastic surgeon followed by more than 5 million TikTok users has lost an urgent bid to block the ABC from airing an episode of Four Corners about him next Monday.
A Sydney-based plastic surgeon with more than 5 million followers on TikTok has taken the ABC to court to block an upcoming episode of Four Corners about him from running.
A ruling this week that rejected the first application for a group costs order in a class action because the applicants were better off with their existing no win, no fee arrangement was the right decision given the limits of the legislation, experts say.
Saying the interests of class action members “must be given primacy”, a judge has rejected the first bid for a group costs order in a class action since contingency fee legislation passed in Victoria.
A judge has dismissed an application by YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks for a jury trial in a defamation case brought by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, citing the complexity of the case and the uncertainties of COVID-19.