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Drop in employee’s pay, hours equals genuine redundancy, Full Court says

The Full Court has rejected an appeal by the tax office over the classification of a redundancy payment, finding that an early learning centre worker who was offered reduced hours and pay as part of a ...
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Law firm can’t halt silk’s case for $280K fee for Gladstone Ports class action

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Family Court confirms reports over top judge’s relationship with colleague

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National Storage wins appeal over ‘box-like’ Wyndham Vale development

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Franco-Nevada’s mining royalty right survived Arrium restructuring, court finds

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Full Court flags novel question of power in Reject Shop class action

The Full Court has flagged the issue of whether the judge overseeing a class action against the Reject Shop had the power to make an order altering the group description.
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Court upholds IAG’s privilege claim in ASIC discounts case

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McDonald’s loses bid for soft class closure notice in $323M rest breaks case

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Melbourne Storm chairman can’t give evidence remotely in Zac Lomax case

One week out from the commencement of trial in the Parramatta Eels case against player Zac Lomax, a judge has dismissed Lomax’s application to have Melbourne Storm Chairman Matt Tripp give his ...
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Latitude to defend ‘fundamentally flawed’ class action

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Ex-ANZ CEO drops lawsuit over $13.5M bonus

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Court tosses $40M shareholder class action against Whitehaven Coal

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