One of two law firms running competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has bowed out, leaving its rival to pursue the cases for consumers.
Former franchisees involved in a class action against RAMS are seeking to intervene in ASIC civil penalty proceedings against the defunct Westpac subsidiary.
A judge has approved a bid to discontinue a class action against Apple over updates that allegedly “throttled” the performance of iPhones, after the lawyers running the case failed to secure litigation funding.
A lawyer acting for two senior Super Retail Group employees presented a PowerPoint to solicitors for the company on the damage to its share price if his clients’ allegations went public, court filings say.
Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.
General Motors has moved to strike-out a class action over allegedly faulty transmission systems in Holden cars, arguing the plaintiff needs to plead the alleged design flaw with specificity, not just by reference to symptoms.
Entities linked to the late solicitor Mark Elliott are set to pay $10 million to settle claims by Banksia class action members, despite a related company owning $70 million on trust, a court has heard.
A class action over allegedly illegal ‘social casino’ apps is fighting gaming giant Aristocrat’s bid to question group members about whether they are problem gamblers ahead of mediation, arguing the “unfair” exercise could invite vulnerable members to self-diagnose.
A judge has awarded former ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf $70,000 in compensation after finding the national broadcaster unlawfully terminated her employment because of her opposition to the Israeli military campaign in Gaza.
Nine has argued a contempt bid by intervenors in Antoinette Latouff’s dismissal suit against the ABC is “doomed” given the articles at issue were published a year before a suppression order was made.