Federal Court
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
The Good Guys $13.5m settlement includes cooperation discount
The Federal Court approved the entire $13.5 million settlement figure agreed between The Good Guys and ACCC after...
10 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Court critical of legal arguments in Coles, Woolies underpayment judgment
In a scathing judgment, the Federal Court sent the underpayment proceedings against Coles and Woolworths back to a case...
05 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Largest class action settlement in Australian history’ poised for approval
The Federal Court could award $475 million to victims of the Coalition’s controversial robodebt scheme, creating what...
04 September 2025
By Grace Robbie
‘Milestone’ moment in Coles, Woolworths class actions
A personal injury firm said the decision to run class actions against Coles and Woolworths alongside proceedings...
03 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
Law firm, administrators get more time in stolen wages class action
In deciding whether to extend the registration deadline in the Northern Territory stolen wages class action, the...
01 September 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The Wiggles CEO sues company, general counsel for workplace breaches
The Wiggles’ former CEO accused the group leader and general counsel of several sensational workplace contraventions,...
26 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
‘Cowed’ legal profession clears path for authoritative rule, judge says
By bowing down to the threat of executive orders and allowing the purge of independent lawyers, the US legal profession...
25 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson
The fallout from Qantas
For employers, the case demonstrates the serious risks of running an aggressive industrial strategy and losing, writes...
25 August 2025
By Julian Arndt
ACCC hits Google with $55m fine for anti-competitive telco deals
Google has admitted to anti-competitive search agreements in Australia and has agreed with the ACCC that it should pay...
20 August 2025
By Grace Robbie
Qantas fine shows courts won’t tolerate ‘blatant attacks’ on workers’ rights
The $90 million penalty imposed on the national carrier – the “biggest ever ordered by a court for violations of...
19 August 2025
By Jerome Doraisamy and Jake Nelson
Small-business owner given green light to sue media company
The Federal Court extended the time limit to allow a man to bring defamation proceedings against Fairfax Media for...
14 August 2025
By Naomi Neilson