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Ten flags ‘graphic and distressing’ evidence as Brittany Higgins takes stand in defamation case
Defamation 2023-11-28 10:20 pm By Sam Matthews

Network Ten has foreshadowed “graphic and distressing” evidence from Brittany Higgins, the first of many witnesses that will be called by the broadcaster, including an […]

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Seven Network has been paying Bruce Lehrmann’s rent, court hears
Defamation 2023-11-28 3:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Kerry Stokes’ Seven Network has agreed to pay former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s rent for 12 months, a court has heard. The revelation came during […]

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Bruce Lehrmann lied to former defence minister Linda Reynolds, trial hears
Defamation 2023-11-27 10:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has admitted to lying to defence minister Linda Reynolds and in a TV interview aired by Channel 7, on the […]

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Still no funder for AGL class action, but dismissal not a done deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-11-27 2:49 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given a competition class action against AGL Energy another chance to secure funding, but imposed a “drop dead date” by which the […]

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Settlement offer not inadmissible in case against law firm, judge says
Professional Negligence 2023-11-24 11:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ruled that a settlement offer made in a case can be adduced into evidence in a construction company’s suit against its former […]

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Clive Palmer loses challenge to rejection of Gold Coast development plan
Real Estate 2023-11-24 11:02 pm By Sam Matthews

Clive Palmer has lost his bid to overturn a council decision to reject his plan for a residential development at a Gold Coast flood plain, […]

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Mercer Financial hit with $12M penalty for fees-for-no-service conduct
Financial Services 2023-11-23 3:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered wealth manager Mercer Financial Advice to pay a $12 million penalty for “extremely serious” fees-for-no-service conduct and breaches of its fee […]

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Phoney Airtasker lawyer wins three-month cut to sentence on appeal
Legal Ethics 2023-11-23 12:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has reduced the jail sentence imposed on a Brisbane man who falsely represented he was a lawyer on the Airtasker app, but refused […]

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Aveo’s $11M class action settlement OK’d, but ‘avoidable costs’ yet to be doled out
Class Actions 2023-11-22 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $11 million settlement in a class action against retirement village provider Aveo, but reserved his decision […]

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US firm beats Maurice Blackburn ‘on every conceivable dimension’, Hino class action judge told
Class Actions 2023-11-21 7:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Personal injury law firm Gerard Malouf & Partners has hit back at Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to its class action experience in a fight for carriage […]

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