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Class action bigwig beats appeal of misconduct ruling
A leading class action lawyer has defeated an attempt by the Law Society of NSW to revive professional misconduct proceedings against him.
Geoffrey Rush accuser tells court she felt ‘trapped’ on stage
Geoffrey Rush's co-star Eryn Jean Norvill took the stand Tuesday in the actor's defamation case against Nationwide News, telling a court she felt "panicked" and "trapped" by Rush's allegedly inappropriate behaviour during a production of King Lear at the Sydney Theatre Company.
Lawyers take aim in battle to lead BHP class action
The high-stakes contest to run a shareholder class action against BHP has begun, with lawyers for three competing cases all arguing in Federal Court Monday that there can be only one winner.
Viagogo lured customers in with false claims, court hears
A four-day trial against online ticket reseller Viagogo kicked off Monday, with the ACCC describing how the site misled consumers by falsely claiming it was an official ticket vendor, hitting them with a booking fee of around 28 per cent along the way.
Westpac life insurance class action stayed pending landmark appeal
A class action against Westpac over allegedly excessive insurance premiums has been put on ice after funder JustKapital filed an application to stay the case in the wake of the bank's appeal challenging the court's power to make a common fund order.
IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.
Expert reports by Geoffrey Rush’s buddies should be inadmissible, Nationwide says
Nationwide News says two expert reports written by a friend and agent of actor Geoffrey Rush should be thrown out because the two are advocates for Rush, as the first week in the closely watched defamation trial wrapped up.
Sydney light rail class action ‘very best thing’ for gov’t: judge
The judge overseeing a class action filed on behalf of business owners over the Sydney light rail construction has cautioned the NSW government against filing a de-class motion, saying a class action may be the "very best thing" for the government.
ANZ to get ASIC probe docs in $2.5B share placement case
ASIC has been given a little over a month to provide ANZ with documents it collected during the course of its investigation into a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as the bank, which is facing a related criminal cartel case, mulls whether to file an application to stay the regulator's action.
Judge urges class action lawyers to solve multiplicity problem
Blasting the battle of competing class actions as a fight for the "commercial interests" of litigation funders not class members, a judge has called on lawyers for two shareholder actions against Brambles to settle the dispute themselves.