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Union can take payout from any settlement in McDonald’s class action, says judge
Class Actions 2024-03-14 10:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has said the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association can take a payout from any settlement reached in a rest breaks class action […]

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‘At least unwise’: Emails show silk’s reaction to Higgins’ refusal to assist Chrysanthou in defamation case
Defamation 2024-02-16 5:28 pm By Sam Matthews

Newly released emails show a prominent silk describing Brittany Higgins’ refusal to assist Lisa Wilkinson’s barrister Sue Chrysanthou as “at the least unwise”, amid a […]

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Judge vindicates Lisa Wilkinson’s decision to ditch Ten’s legal team
Defamation 2024-02-14 5:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that Lisa Wilkinson acted reasonably in ditching Network Ten’s legal team in a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, noting the […]

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Lisa Wilkinson begged Ten to admit role in Logies speech after media backlash, court told
Defamation 2024-02-13 2:23 pm By Sam Matthews

The Project presenter Lisa Wilkinson has told a court that she begged Network Ten to admit its role in a controversial Logies speech for which […]

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Lawyer denies she was ’embarrassed’ by sign-off on controversial Logies speech
Media 2024-02-13 2:36 am By Sam Matthews

A senior lawyer at Network Ten has told the court she was not embarrassed by legal advice given to Lisa Wilkinson in relation to her […]

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Law firms team up to run class action against IG Markets over CFDs
Financial Services 2024-02-06 3:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two firms have agreed to consolidate their class actions against online trading platform IG Markets over risky CFDs, but the company failed in a bid […]

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‘Very large indeed’: DePuy class action settlement administration costs top $13M
Class Actions 2024-02-01 5:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has signed off on a bill that brings the total settlement administration costs in a class action against Johnson & Johnson unit De […]

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Philips class action pleading not the ‘finest piece of work’: judge
Peter Cashman 2023-11-30 4:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has told the law firm that has taken over a class action against Philips Electronics over recalled sleep apnea machines to take its […]

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High Court grants special leave in Toyota class action
High Court 2023-11-17 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to weigh in on how damages for reduction in value should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law, granted competing […]

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Union succeeds in excluding members from McDonald’s class action
Class Actions 2023-11-17 11:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A union has partially won a bid to exclude thousands of current and former members from a class action against McDonald’s, after losing a challenge […]

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