Most Recent
Court OKs stolen wages settlement, holds off on ‘eye-watering’ fees
A court has approved a settlement worth up to $202 million in a stolen wages class action against the government, but will hear further argument on the legal costs of the case.
KPMG, Phoslock hit with shareholder class action
Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.
Aussie Skips dumps appeal of penalty in waste cartel case
Waste company Aussie Skips and its boss have binned their appeal of a multimillion dollar penalty for a price-fixing plot with rival Bingo Industries.
Losing law firm in Hino class action contest drops appeal, must pay costs
A personal injury firm that lost out to a class action heavyweight in a contest to run a case against Toyota unit Hino has dropped its appeal and will wear the costs it incurred in bringing its case.
Class action lawyer who has secured $230M from ratings agencies goes after Fitch again
A class action has been filed against Fitch Ratings on behalf of investors represented by a lawyer who has taken on credit ratings agencies over risky financial products for over a decade.
Ten wins indemnity costs against Bruce Lehrmann for successful truth defence
Network Ten has largely succeeded in its bid for indemnity costs against Bruce Lehrmann for his failed defamation case over allegations he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House, allegations the broadcaster proved at trial were true.
High Court asked to weigh in on employer’s duty to redeploy before redundancy
The High Court had been asked to clarify the extent of protection for employers for genuine redundancies under the Fair Work Act, after an appeals court found the exemption was "not absolute".
Software company resists spending ‘$90,000 on a barrister’ in trade mark fight with Google
The sole director of a small software company can't act for his business in defending against an intellectual property case brought by digital titan Google, despite his plea to the court that his firm did not have the financial means to hire lawyers.
KFC faces potential class action over rest breaks
A class action investigation has been launched against KFC, which is accused of depriving tens of thousands of workers of ten-minute paid breaks during shifts.