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Trial date set for Reynolds-Higgins defamation battle

Trial date set for Reynolds-Higgins defamation battle

A four- to five-week trial has been set down for Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds' high-profile defamation lawsuit against her former staffer Brittany Higgins.

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

Government seeks to dismiss tower residents' court case

Government seeks to dismiss tower residents' court case

Government seeks to dismiss tower residents' court case

Government seeks to dismiss tower residents' court case

The Victorian government says a tenant of one of Melbourne's 44 public housing towers has no real prospects of winning a legal fight against their demolition.

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Value of minerals irrelevant to compensation, says FMG

Value of minerals irrelevant to compensation, says FMG

Valuers are giving evidence in a court case that will decide how much compensation Yindjibarndi people should receive for FMG mining on their land.

FMG 'like kicking a dog when it's down', court hears

FMG 'like kicking a dog when it's down', court hears

Expert witnesses are giving evidence in the Federal Court case that will determine whether FMG should compensate Yindjibarndi people for mining on their land.

Women's strip search case narrows to Qatar airport

Women's strip search case narrows to Qatar airport

Five women's strip search case against Qatar Airways has fallen over but they are still pursuing its subsidiary that runs the airport.

Uni fined for threatening academics over time sheets

Uni fined for threatening academics over time sheets

A university has been fined almost $75,000 after a supervisor threatened the prospects of casual academics who claimed work outside of contracted hours.

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Uber 'not to blame' for downfall of taxi booking app

Uber 'not to blame' for downfall of taxi booking app

Uber 'not to blame' for downfall of taxi booking app

Uber 'not to blame' for downfall of taxi booking app

Lawyers for Uber have told a civil trial that a local taxi booking app had issues all its own as the rideshare giant entered the Australian market.

Uber `tech bros' set out to crush taxi app, lawyers say

Uber `tech bros' set out to crush taxi app, lawyers say

Uber `tech bros' set out to crush taxi app, lawyers say

Uber `tech bros' set out to crush taxi app, lawyers say

The company behind a taxi app is suing Uber over claims it illegally launched rideshare services in Australia with the intention of destroying the platform.

Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

Uber settles taxi court battle for $272 million

Uber has agreed to settle a long-running court battle for $271.8 million, finally giving taxi and hire car drivers the compensation they deserve, lawyers say.

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

Class action launched over 'unfair' Toyota dealer loans

A Melbourne law firm is seeking compensation for Toyota customers who it says were ripped off by unfair loans through car dealers.

Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case

Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case

Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case

Lehrmann trial may hit Reynolds-Higgins defamation case

Mediation talks between Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins could be derailed by credibility issues raised at Bruce Lehrmann's defamation trial.

Liberal leader to defend dumped MP's defamation claim

Liberal leader to defend dumped MP's defamation claim

Liberal leader to defend dumped MP's defamation claim

Liberal leader to defend dumped MP's defamation claim

Moira Deeming, who was booted from the Victorian Liberals' parliamentary wing, says she will lodge her defamation case against state party leader John Pesutto.

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Gina Rinehart's lawyers have attacked two rival mining dynasties' billion-dollar claims for iron ore riches in closing arguments at a high-stakes legal battle.

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Fierce court battle for Hancock mining riches reignites

A court battle over iron ore riches has resumed, as billionaire Gina Rinehart defends her fortune amid a legal dispute over her mining pioneer father's legacy.

Minister faces court over coal mines' climate harms

A small conservation group is challenging Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in court, arguing she failed to adequately consider fossil fuel harms to nature.

Rinehart accuses media of ignoring truth about family

Gina Rinehart says she and her father were close before he died as a court hears the pair had a "major rift" over racial slurs about his wife Rose Porteous.

Gina Rinehart defrauded her children, lawyer alleges

Billionaire Gina Rinehart committed fraud with iron ore mining tenements now worth billions of dollars, a lawyer for her two eldest children has told a court.

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Rinehart's rift with dad over his lover heard at trial

Gina Rinehart's lawyers have argued Lang Hancock's corporate breaches before he died extinguish a competing mining dynasty's claim for a stake in her riches.

Rhodes' mining riches claim has fatal flaw, court told

Billionaire Gina Rinehart's lawyers have started their defence against claims by two prospectors for billion-dollar stakes in a lucrative iron ore project.

Watchdog sues eToro over 'risky' share trading product

The consumer watchdog is suing eToro in Federal Court over the social trading platform's contract-for-difference products.

Mining riches battle reveals Rinehart sibling emails

Emails between Gina Rinehart’s children about a legal bid against their mother have been read to a court case over billions of dollars in mining riches.

Heir claims to Hancock mining riches 'a distraction'

A fraud claim against Gina Rinehart made by her eldest two children has no relevance to the legal case over lucrative iron ore royalties, a court has been told.

Hancock billions 'earned off partnership reputation'

Gina Rinehart's company earned billions off the goodwill her father's business partner helped create but has not shared the profits, a court has been told.

Huge stakes in court battle for Hancock mining spoils

Billions of dollars in iron ore riches is being fought over in a Perth courtroom where the descendants of pioneering miners will air their competing claims.

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