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Disaster payments can’t limit damages in Queensland floods class action, judge says
Class Actions 2020-12-08 5:42 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A judge has ruled that disaster payments cannot be taken into consideration in assessing damages in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods […]

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Dam operators, Queensland face ‘very large’ costs in floods class action
Class Actions 2020-11-03 1:27 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Embattled dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater, along with the State of Queensland, have been hit with costs in the long-running class action over the 2011 […]

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Seqwater appeals 50 percent damages ruling in Queensland floods class action
Appeals 2020-07-14 7:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dam operator Seqwater is challenging a decision that put it on the hook for 50 per cent of any damages payouts to thousands of members […]

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Goodman Fielder gets green light to reopen $1.25M GrainCorp case
Contracts 2020-06-10 6:31 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A court has given Goodman Fielder the green light to reopen its breach of contract case against GrainCorp to submit further evidence on potential damages. […]

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High Court won’t hear Melco’s challenge to doc production order in Crown inquiry
Securities 2020-06-10 2:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hong Kong-based casino group Melco Resorts has lost an application for special leave to the High Court to weigh in on a ruling that a […]

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Judge awards $253,000 to lead plaintiff in Queensland floods class action
Class Actions 2020-05-29 3:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead plaintiff in the Queensland floods class action has been awarded more than $253,000 in compensation from the state government and two dam operators, […]

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Queensland says state should pay just 1% of flood class action damages
Class Actions 2020-04-29 4:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Queensland government is seeking court orders that put dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater on the hook for the vast majority of damages after a […]

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Judge approves $32.4M settlement in CIMIC shareholder class action
Class Actions 2020-04-28 3:46 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has signed off on a $32.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against engineering services firm CIMIC, including a hefty legal bill […]

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Damages hearing in Queensland floods class action to go ahead despite appeal
Class Actions 2020-04-24 6:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

A hearing to determine damages in the Queensland floods class action will proceed next week despite an appeal brought by the two dam operators that […]

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Melco must produce docs to Crown Resorts inquiry, appeals court says
White Collar 2020-03-12 10:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hong Kong-based casino group Melco Resorts must hand over documents claimed to be privileged to a NSW public inquiry into James Packer’s Crown Resorts, with […]

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