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Law firms to compete to run concussion class action against AFL
Personal injury 2023-06-14 4:20 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing five lawsuits seeking compensation on behalf of AFL players who allegedly suffered brain injuries has set the stage for a class action beauty parade, as one law firm flags a possible sixth action.

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AFP to investigate leaks of Brittany Higgins documents
Courts 2023-06-14 10:23 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Federal Police will investigate concerns that restricted material produced during the criminal trial of accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann was leaked to select media outlets.

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Shine’s shareholder dividends called out by J&J class action judge in fight over costs
Class Actions 2023-06-13 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge weighing the legal costs sought to be deducted from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has questioned Shine Lawyers’ bid to make group members pay $32 million in interest incurred on a loan the firm took out at “credit card” rates.

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PwC client suing for negligence agrees to keep Hawthorn property off market
Professional Negligence 2023-06-09 11:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A former PricewaterhouseCoopers client who is suing the accounting firm over the $88 million sale of wholesale food company Hudson Pacific to Retail Food Group in 2016 has agreed to keep a Melbourne property off the market, but the company has not ruled out a bid for security for costs.

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Law firm can’t stop solicitor from opening rival practice within 50km
Business of Law 2023-06-09 2:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A regional law firm has lost its bid to bar a former employee from opening a rival practice within a 50 kilometre radius of its offices while its case is ongoing, with a judge saying the case raised a “real issue” of reasonableness, especially in light of a lawyer shortage in the town.

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Suncorp admits to underpaying workers by $32M
Employment 2023-06-09 3:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Insurers Suncorp and AAMI have back-paid $32 million to thousands of employees who were underpaid over a period of almost eight years. The insurers will also make a $520,000 contrition payment to the Commonwealth as part of an enforceable undertaking entered into with the Fair Work Ombudsman. Suncorp underpaid over 15,800 employees between May 2014…

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‘It’s a disaster’: Judge questions $11M settlement in Aveo class action
Class Actions 2023-06-08 12:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has questioned an $11 million settlement in a class action against retirement village provider Aveo, resolving to appoint a contradictor and a costs referee amid a dispute between the plaintiff law firm and its litigation funder, which the court heard has “grave concerns” about the costs incurred in the case.

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Cruise class action wins $23M settlement from Scenic Tours the hard way
Class Actions 2023-06-08 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has agreed to settle a long-running class action with travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus, after almost ten years of litigation that went all the way to the High Court.

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Ex-HopgoodGanim client who was afraid to question invoices runs out of time
Business of Law 2023-06-08 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A former client of HopgoodGanim has lost an out-of-time bid to challenge 31 invoices, after a judge found her fear of starting a fight with the law firm while it still represented her was “not well founded”.

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Destination High Court as law firm lodges fourth Downer EDI class action
Class Actions 2023-06-07 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Multiple class actions against Downer EDI over accounting irregularities might be bound for the High Court as complex legal questions swirl, a judge said on Wednesday.

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