Most Recent
The High Court has granted leave to the applicant in a class action against Carnival PLC to appeal a ruling that upheld a class action waiver in tickets bought by foreign passengers on the ill-fated Ruby Princess in 2020.
Lawyerly's Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.
Advanta Seeds has won an appeal upholding the dismissal of a class action by sorghum farmers over allegedly contaminated seeds, with a court finding that the seed producer’s duty of care was negated by clear disclaimers.
Insurer Bond & Credit Company has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to indemnify an Australian non-bank lender that provided $8 million in trade finance to companies in Phoenix Group shortly before its collapse.
The High Court has thrown out laws that banned unions and other third parties from spending more than $20,000 on political campaigns ahead of a New South Wales state election in March.
The High Court has agreed to hear prosecutors' appeal of a "manifestly inadequate" $1.35 million penalty against an engineering firm for bribing foreign officials in Vietnam to secure $10 million in infrastructure contracts.
A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.
Despite noting that a class action trial and appeal were "unusual", a judge overseeing a long-running class action against Ford has refused an application to send a notice to group members about a coming appeal in the case.
Channel Seven has asked the Federal Court to terminate a Test cricket and Big Bash League broadcast agreement with Cricket Australia due to alleged contract breaches.
An appeals court has questioned the financial forecasting that underpinned a $13 million award of damages to a former client of Maddocks in a suit over negligent legal advice that allegedly led to a botched sale and administration.