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‘A person of the utmost integrity’: Profession pays tribute to Justice Malcolm Blue
The legal profession has paid tribute to former South Australia Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Blue, who died in a tractor accident on a farm south of Adelaide over the weekend.
Judge OKs $100M AMP class action settlement, denies ATE insurance deduction
A $100 million settlement by AMP in a class action by financial planners over the wealth manager's buyer of last resort policy has been given the OK, but the litigation funder won't be reimbursed for $2.6 million in insurance and administrative costs.
Class action can grill Boral boss over email reference to EY’s dismal take on US biz
Boral's former CEO Michael Kane can be questioned at trial over a reference he made in an email to findings by EY about the building material group's poor performing US windows business, despite claims that the findings were privileged.
P&O Cruises settles litigation by holidaymakers over fatal bus collision
P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.
NT stolen wages class action settles for up to $202M
The federal government has agreed to pay up to $202 million to settle a class action on behalf of First Nations people in the Northern Territory who were allegedly denied wages owed for work performed over a nearly 40-year period.
High Court to clarify scope of genuine redundancy exception to unfair dismissal laws
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on the genuine redundancy exclusion under unfair dismissal laws, taking up an appeal of a Federal Court ruling that found employers must first consider redeployment.
Second class action against Quintis wants settlement half to cover legal costs
Citing the significant time and costs invested in the litigation, the applicant in the second filed class action over the collapse of Quintis wants his half of a $4.37 million settlement with the sandalwood producer to fund ongoing costs in what remains of the case.
Contingency fee rates may rise in wake of Slater & Gordon win
A ruling this week that kept intact a contingency fee rate of 27.5 per cent sought by Slater & Gordon to run a shareholder class action against G8 Education might encourage law firms to seek higher percentage payouts at the outset of group proceedings in Victoria.
PwC settles bullying case by former member of diversity team
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers senior associate has resolved her suit alleging she was sacked after complaining of bullying by a supervisor on the firm's diversity team.
Accenture HR exec fights company’s push to keep lid on case ahead of mediation
A former human resources executive at Accenture is pushing back against an application by the consulting giant to suppress her employment case pending mediation, saying the cat is already out of the bag.