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A judge has ordered the federal government to file an amended defence in one of two class actions over its use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam on military bases, after being accused of lodging a deficient pleading.
Class actions are the next battleground following Thursday's Federal Court ruling that the government owes a duty of care to protect children from the risks of climate change, according to a number of legal experts.
The federal Minister for the Environment owes a duty of care to children who could suffer "catastrophic" harms from increased greenhouse gas emissions that would result from approving the expansion of Whitehaven's Vickery coal mine, a judge has ruled.
A class action trial against Volkswagen over recalled Takata airbags has kicked off, with a lawyer for the car giant denying the airbags carried a safety risk and attacking as “quite absurd” the sought-after damages of 30 percent of the initial price tag of affected cars.
Internet search giant Google wants to weigh in on an appeal over whether Epic Games' lawsuit accusing Apple of abusing its dominance in the app store marketplace should be heard in Australia, as the ACCC wins its bid to intervene in the case.
A unit of coal mining company Futura Resources has failed to convince the Full Federal Court to allow it to register a 2012 coking coal mine investigation conducted in Central Queensland for a research and development tax offset.
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.
A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf.
Brisbane-based sporting goods wholesaler FE Sports has been fined $350,000 for engaging in resale price maintenance that prohibited dealers from advertising certain products for less than the recommended retail price.
A judge has refused to summarily dismiss proceedings brought by the ACCC against office supply company Fuji Xerox over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses.