Electric vehicle tax invalid under Constitution, High Court finds

Victorian owners of electric vehicles successfully persuaded a full bench of the High Court that a tax imposed on the kilometres they travelled was invalid under the ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 18 Oct 2023

Gold Coast lawyer fails to win back $250k in ‘exorbitant’ fees

A principal of a boutique law firm on the Gold Coast, who was found to have “exorbitantly” overcharged an elderly client, failed to overturn an order that he pay back the ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 17 Oct 2023

What went wrong with ABC’s public interest defence?

The ABC was ordered to pay a former commando it defamed $390,000 in damages after its public interest defence fell apart – so what exactly went wrong with the national ...

BIG LAW • Mon, 16 Oct 2023

Compensation firm dragged into ‘hopeless’ fight over fees

An NSW man has pursued a “hopeless” allegation that his former firm wrongfully caused him to become bankrupt.

BIG LAW • Sun, 15 Oct 2023

Court rules on ANZ’s alleged $2.5bn disclosure failure

The Federal Court has handed down its judgment in an ASIC case that alleged ANZ breached its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to inform the market about $750 ...

BIG LAW • Fri, 13 Oct 2023

Judge left with ‘misgivings’ over future of McDonald’s proceedings

Competing proceedings concerning McDonald’s break times tackled a number of issues, including common fund order precedents and a warning to litigators about workers’ ...

BIG LAW • Thu, 12 Oct 2023

Piper Alderman flags competing Qantas class action

Commercial firm Piper Alderman told a court it is weeks out from filing a competing class action against Qantas for failing to give customers full cash refunds for ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 11 Oct 2023

Solicitor’s fight over fees extends into property war

An NSW man told a court a caveat on his property to secure legal services should be voided because of an extensive fight with his former solicitor over deception and ...

BIG LAW • Wed, 11 Oct 2023

NULIS slams allegations of $165m super ‘scheme’ with NAB

A superannuation trustee accused of taking $165 million from beneficiaries as part of a grandfathering commission “scheme” said the allegations were “inaccurate, unfair ...

BIG LAW • Tue, 10 Oct 2023