The Full Federal Court has dismissed Linfox’s $45 million fuel tax credit appeal, finding the Australian logistics company’s argument was ‘too weak or uncertain’ to conclude that it was being over-taxed on major toll roads across the country.
A shareholder class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has locked in litigation funding, ending months of uncertainty about the fate of the proceedings.
Norton Rose Fulbright will have to wait another six months before a long-running dispute with a former partner will be heard, after the ex-employee successfully argued it would be “ludicrous” for the trial to proceed.
The third judge assigned to oversee a lawsuit filed against law firm Norton Rose Fulbright by a former partner has refused to recuse himself on the grounds of apprehended bias, despite being accused of behaviour that was “grossly disrespectful”, “absurdly obtuse” and “fundamentally lacking in logic”.
Australian logistics company Linfox has taken its $45 million fuel tax credit challenge to the Full Federal Court, arguing its trucks are being over-taxed on major toll roads across the country.
The Full Federal Court has dismissed two appeals by convicted land mogul Allen Caratti seeking to prevent liquidators of five of his companies from obtaining documents seized in two 2015 raids by the Australian Federal Police.
The former general manager of compliance at the Law Institute of Victoria has taken the peak legal body to court, alleging she was dismissed in breach of the Fair Work Act after taking sick leave.