Major win in Australia’s first greenwashing case

Energy Australia has settled a landmark greenwashing case that alleged it misled its customers in the marketing of a...

20 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

TWU pushes for $120m sanction over Qantas’ unlawful outsourcing

Qantas is facing Federal Court proceedings to determine the penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground handling...

19 May 2025

By Grace Robbie

Ben Roberts-Smith fails to overturn defamation decision

Despite convincing the court to hear explosive new evidence, Ben Roberts-Smith’s appeal of his defamation action has...

19 May 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Senior media lawyer accused of contempt of court

Alongside journalists and editors, an executive counsel was accused of contempt of court in connection with a...

30 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Federal Court says decade-old complaint closed

An investigation into a complaint made about a former Federal Court judge has closed with no adverse findings...

29 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Shine criticised for ‘excessive’ fees in stolen wages class action

Shine Lawyers was criticised by a court and two Indigenous organisations for its work on a class action that alleged...

23 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Unavoidable staffing concerns reason for delay, TelstraSuper says

In defence of a claim it breached internal dispute resolution protocols, TelstraSuper told a court that a number of...

17 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

TelstraSuper’s excuses for alleged complaint failures not good enough, ASIC says

TelstraSuper’s explanation for why it allegedly breached internal dispute resolution procedures with respect to...

16 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Counsel sends court on ‘wild goose chase’ in vaccine class action material

A court has criticised the work of a senior counsel and two junior counsel for material submitted in a vaccine class...

14 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Magistrate on hook for costs after challenging move out of Children’s Court

A Western Australian judge, who strongly objected to her move from the Children’s Court to the Magistrates’ Court,...

10 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Mining employee says court should not have tossed lawyer ‘gaslighting’ claims

A former mining employee has applied for leave to appeal after she was unsuccessful in convincing a court she had been...

09 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Federal Court flags AI practice note

The Federal Court has said it would likely follow in the footsteps of other courts by establishing guidelines or a...

31 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

More court stoushes in store for boutique firm and vengeful training lawyer

In what appears to be a seemingly endless legal battle, a Parramatta boutique law firm has been dragged through yet...

26 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Counsel for airport strip-search victims grilled by full court

Australian women strip-searched at a Doha airport have fought to access a never-before-seen contract between an airport...

26 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Court unfairly ‘shut out’ Qatar Airways strip-search case, lawyer argues

Counsel for the Australian women who experienced a “traumatising” ordeal at Doha airport has said the Federal Court...

25 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Former Law Society president should be ‘in prison’, lawyer claims

A former lawyer has made a sensational claim that a former president of the ACT Law Society should “be in prison”...

21 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

The Federal Court has penalised Australian superannuation fund Active Super $10.5 million for misleading conduct about...

18 March 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Court tosses claim Law Society intends to ‘kill, suppress’ ACT solicitor

A former solicitor who has relentlessly pursued the ACT Law Society over dismissed racial discrimination allegations...

14 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson

Federal Court CEO and principal registrar reappointed

The chief executive and principal registrar of the Federal Court of Australia, Sia Lagos, has been reappointed for a...

13 March 2025

By Lauren Croft

Creditor to sue firm over $135k judgment debt

A creditor of an NSW firm has launched proceedings against its sole director over more than $135,000 in judgment...

12 March 2025

By Naomi Neilson