Class Actions
NSW Health to pay $230M to settle junior doctors class action
Tens of thousands of junior doctors who allege they were systemically underpaid have reached a $230 million settlement with NSW Health, the largest settlement ever in an underpayments class action.
Analysis
$230M junior doctors settlement shows employment class actions âviable and attractive’, experts say
A landmark $230 million settlement in an underpayments class action on behalf of junior doctors in NSW shows employment group proceedings are âviable and attractiveâ and may encourage more players to pursue representative cases on behalf of workers, according to class action experts.
Social Media
X hit with extended injunction after allegedly disobeying order to hide church stabbing posts
The eSafety commissioner has won a 16-day injunction against X after telling a court the social media platform had not complied with court orders to hide several posts that allegedly included videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week.Â
Appeals
Qatar Airways passengers appeal dismissal of strip search case against airline
Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Aiport have appealed a ruling summarily tossing their claims against the airline.
Employment
Scyne reaches settlement over defection of former tax partner to Downer EDI
Scyne Advisory has resolved its case seeking to bar a former partner from working for the professional services arm of Downer EDI, in a confidential settlement the firm said acknowledged the need to protect information and uphold restraints.
Class Actions
Funder’s ‘very large’ cut from $100M AMP class action settlement warrants contradictor: court
A judge has appointed a contradictor for an upcoming settlement approval hearing in a class action by financial advisers against AMP over its buyer of last resort policy, saying the funder was taking a âvery largeâ cut of the $100 million settlement.Â
Energy & Natural Resources
Santos wins communications between EDO, activist organisations over Barossa case
Several activist organisations will have to hand up communications with the Environmental Defenders Office over its unsuccessful challenge to the construction of a pipeline for Santosâ $5.6 billion Barossa gas project, as the energy giant mulls third-party costs orders against them.Â
Competition & Consumer Protection
Noni B owner to play COVID-19 card in ACCC case over late deliveries
Fashion retailer Mosaic Brands has flagged various COVID-related defences to a case brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging it failed to deliver several hundred thousand products to customers within advertised time frames.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Aussie Skips accepts cartel conviction but will fight $3.5M penalty
Aussie Skips is not appealing a finding that it engaged in serious criminal cartel conduct but will challenge the size of the $3.5 million penalty, a court has been told.
Defamation
âDeliberately wickedâ: Ten says Lehrmann should pay indemnity costs from day he filed case
Network Ten has argued accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann should pay indemnity costs from the date he launched his unsuccessful defamation case, saying he brought it on a âdeliberately wicked and calculated basisâ.
