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Law firm dropped from Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2023-10-04 2:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm on record for a class action over the Sydney Light Rail has been dropped by the lead plaintiffs and replaced by class […]

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Seven, Kerry Stokesā€™ privacy should be ā€˜respectedā€™ in Ben Roberts-Smith case, says judge
Defamation 2023-09-28 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In allowing Seven and chairman Kerry Stokes to challenge a ruling granting Fairfax access to 8,600 emails with accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smithā€™s legal team, […]

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Law firm, funder seek $13.8M cut from $26M Ardent Leisure class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-27 1:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The firm and funder that ran a shareholder class action against Ardent Leisure over the 2016 Dreamworld tragedy are seeking deductions totalling more than half […]

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Seven can challenge production of emails in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-09-25 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven Network and chairman Kerry Stokes can challenge a ruling allowing Fairfax to access thousands of “deeply personal” emails sent to and from former soldier […]

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Seven says subpoenas in Ben Roberts-Smith case would reveal ‘deeply personal’ emails
Defamation 2023-09-22 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Subpoenas granting Fairfax access to thousands of emails to and from former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, represent ā€œa very real and profound intrusion into private affairs,ā€ […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith funder Seven says ruling on emails has ‘far reaching implications’
Defamation 2023-09-08 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith and Seven Network, which funded his defamation case, have asked for the Full Federal Court to weigh in on appeals against […]

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Feuding light rail class action solicitors must ā€˜put pride asideā€™ and work together, judge says
Class Actions 2023-09-06 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two law firms that have been jointly running a class action against the NSW government over light rail construction in Sydney are now competing to […]

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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddickā€™s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a […]

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Roberts-Smith’s case an abuse of process, Fairfax tells court in costs bid
Defamation 2023-09-04 2:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith should pay all costs reasonably incurred by Fairfax in successfully defending itself in his defamation case, which took more than […]

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Heston Russell defamation judge ‘disturbed’ by ABC press release
Defamation 2023-08-30 11:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing the defamation trial of former commando Heston Russell said he was “disturbed” by an ABC press release following the broadcaster’s decision to […]

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