Federal Court
Apprehended bias: Tribunal’s ‘hostile tirade’ against lawyers
The Federal Court of Australia ruled that a decision of a senior member of the (now abolished) Administrative Appeals...
28 January 2026
By Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio
Tribunal criticised for blistering ‘tirade’ against law firm
The Federal Court overturned a visa decision due to the “scathing and hostile” criticisms a senior tribunal member...
27 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Victoria Police search powers ‘invalid’, court finds
Days before the Invasion Day rally, the Federal Court found a declaration that would have allowed police to conduct...
23 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
VicPol’s arguments for search powers ‘incorrect’, court told
The assistant commissioner of Victoria Police had a “misunderstanding of the law” when he authorised a six-month...
16 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Police powers ‘extraordinary’ burden on political communication, Invasion Day protestors say
Ahead of an Invasion Day protest in Melbourne’s CBD, lawyers for the organisers have made a bid to the Federal Court...
16 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Police and Invasion Day protesters continue fight over revoked search declaration
Police and Invasion Day rally organisers clashed in the Federal Court over the timetabling of a legal challenge into...
13 January 2026
By Naomi Neilson
Grill’d facing employee class action
Thousands of past and present employees of Grill’d have filed class action proceedings, alleging that the burger...
29 December 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy
Webjet responds to claims it unfairly fired general counsel
Webjet has alleged it terminated a company secretary and general counsel over “ongoing underperformance”.
17 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann loses bid to overturn rape findings
The Federal Court has upheld a finding that Bruce Lehrmann, on a civil standard of proof, raped Brittany Higgins in...
03 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Piper Alderman accused of bullying, discrimination by litigation lawyer
Piper Alderman and its national head of litigation have been accused of workplace misconduct, with a former employee...
03 December 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Telegram ditches challenge of $1m penalty for extremist material notice
The online safety commission will consider enforcement options after Telegram discontinued its challenge of a $1...
21 November 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Australia’s largest class action settlement to be assessed despite objections
The Federal Court overruled objections from Gordon Legal to appoint a contradictor to determine whether it was...
28 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Microsoft tricked customers into paying higher for AI, ACCC alleges
Microsoft will face the Federal Court for allegedly misleading millions of customers about how Copilot would change...
28 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Difficult’ litigant again tries to derail negligence proceedings
A man who dragged his former lawyers through the courts for years and was criticised for his “extremely difficult and...
21 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Facebook friend, GoFundMe donations behind ‘far-fetched’ recusal application
To support a “fantastical” recusal application, a former prison officer combed through a Federal Court judge’s...
20 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Newsreader blames ‘bad law’ after Federal Court blow
Former SBS newsreader Mary Kostakidis failed in her bid to strike out the entirety of a statement of claim that alleged...
10 October 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Director, solicitor hits back at order to retain lawyer
A law firm director fought back against an order that he retain a lawyer to act on his practice’s behalf, telling a...
26 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
ABC’s penalty decision ties up loose ends
The Federal Court made a number of final decisions to arrive at an appropriate penalty for the ABC’s unlawful firing...
25 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Appalling, predatory’: Court slams Optus for turning back on distressed customers
In its decision to approve a $100 million penalty, the Federal Court slammed Optus’ senior management as...
25 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Harvey Norman hit with class action over ‘interest-free’ loans
Major retailer Harvey Norman will face allegations that it lured customers in with false promises of...
10 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson