Most Recent
Funder ‘pulled the pin’ on franchisee class action against Fogo Brazilia, court told
A funder that was bankrolling a class action against restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia alleging it misled franchisees about the profitability of its businesses has “pulled the pin” on the case, with the law firm running the proceeding agreeing to act on a no win, no fee basis. 
Light & Wonder strikes back as Aristocrat mulls suit over Lightning Link trade secrets
Game maker Light & Wonder is fighting orders requiring it to hand over information to Aristocrat Gaming for a possible suit alleging it and two former employees who jumped ship misused confidential information about Aristocrat's popular Lightning Link and Dragon Link games.
Victoria’s AG did not use unlawful coercion, judge says in tossing firefighter union’s case
Victoria Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes’ interference in a Fire Rescue Victoria union dispute was not "unlawful, unconscionable or illegitimate", despite the AG overstepping her statutory authority, a judge has found.
Decision awarding Jaguar class action to Gilbert + Tobin shot down on appeal
A decision awarding carriage to Gilbert + Tobin in a class action against Jaguar Land Rover on the condition that it lower its funding rate lacked procedural fairness, the Full Court has found, prompting the firm to team up with its competitor to run the case. 
NSW Supreme Court top judge worries about ‘slide in public respect’ for courts
The Chief Justice of the NSW Supreme Court has expressed concerns about a “slide in public respect” for institutions such as the court and the creeping phenomenon of “truth decay”.
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto settles defamation suits by anti-trans rights activists
Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto has settled two defamation lawsuits by organisers of the 'Let Women Speak Rally' and apologised for conflating them with neo-Nazis who crashed the event, saying his comments "could have more clearly differentiated between the groups".
NAB faces fraud allegations in $100M class action over collapse of builder Walton
A judge has given the green light to amendments to a $100 million class action against NAB over the collapse of Walton Construction, which include new claims of equitable fraud and knowing involvement in misleading and deceptive conduct.
Nationwide News wins bid for serious harm hearing over Shandee Blackburn podcast
A judge hearing a defamation case over a podcast by The Australian about the murder of Shandee Blackburn has granted a bid by a News Corp unit for a pre-trial hearing to determine whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from the podcast.
Environmental laws ‘ill-suited’ to dealing with threat of climate change, Full Court says
An appeals court has dismissed an environmental advocacy group’s challenge to the extension of two Mach Energy and Whitehaven Coal mega coal mines in NSW, saying the current environmental laws are “ill-suited” to dealing with the global threat of climate change. 
Insurers to pay $1M in Axsesstoday class action settlement
Four insurers have agreed to fork over $1 million to settle an investor class action against lender Axsesstoday over an allegedly misleading prospectus for a bond offering, while claims against PricewaterhouseCoopers will move forward.