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Judges pan lawyers for ‘disgraceful’ treatment of family shut out of Malaysia Airlines class action
The Full Federal Court has slammed as "disgraceful" the handling of a class action claim by the family of an Australian national who was killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, as the family appeals a decision that blocked them from participating in the settlement of the proceedings.
Sports betting companies lose challenge to $3.8M judgment
An appeals court has dealt Classic Bet and Best Bet a loss in their challenge to a $3.8 million judgment in a contractual dispute related to the $5.95 million acquisition of the sports gambling companies by Playup in 2018.
Damage to Sarah Hanson-Young’s reputation just the ‘cut and thrust of politics’, Full Court told
Politicians are "rarely nice to each other" and go out of their way to harm the reputation of others, a lawyer for former Senator David Leyonhjelm has told the Full Court in appealing a $120,000 damages bill for defamatory comments he was found to have made about Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
Shareholder appeals judge’s refusal to freeze AMP class action
A NSW Supreme Court decision refusing to put a Maurice Blackburn-led shareholder class action against AMP on ice pending a High Court challenge has been appealed by the lead applicant of a competing case.
Court won’t freeze AMP class action amid High Court appeal
A judge has declined to put a Maurice Blackburn-led class action against AMP on hold while the High Court decides whether to overturn a ruling awarding the firm carriage of the matter following a high-stakes battle against three other law firms.
ACCC dodges indemnity costs over failed detergent cartel appeal
Personal healthcare giant PZ Cussons has lost its bid for indemnity costs against the ACCC, after claiming that the regulator was "doomed to fail" when it appealed a judgment dismissing its case over an alleged laundry detergent cartel.
ACCC loses appeal over $205M Pacific National, Aurizon terminal deal
The ACCC has come up short in its appeal of a ruling that dismissed its challenge to Pacific National $205 million acquisition of Aurizon's Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, with the Full Federal Court also releasing Pacific National from an undertaking given to the court.
Judges’ schedules to be cleared as court expedites Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh appeal
The top judge of the Federal Court plans to clear the schedules of three judges at the start of next year so they can hear and decide Johnson & Johnson's challenge of a class action ruling that found its pelvic mesh devices were defective and awarded the lead applicants $2.6 million in damages.
AMP class action should be put on ice until High Court ruling on beauty parade, court hears
Maurice Blackburn’s shareholder class action against AMP should be put on ice until the High Court decides whether a ruling in last year's beauty parade awarding the firm carriage of the matter was decided in error, a court has heard.
High Court takes up Westpac fight against ASIC personal advice case
The High Court has agreed to hear a challenge by Westpac to a ruling in favour of ASIC that found the bank violated its duty to act in customers' best interests during a superannuation rollover campaign, a case that could clarify the line between personal and general financial advice.