ExxonMobil has sued an NGO linked to Andrew Forrest, alleging his company Fortescue has āorchestrated a campaign to competeā by funding lawsuits against it.
A judge has cut Slater & Gordon’s 33% contingency fee in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying it was too high since there was nothing “particularly novelā about the case.
A former Lander & Rogers client that was hit with a $2.9 million legal bill for work on a construction matter has taken the firm to court, calling its costs disclosures āgrossly inadequateā.Ā
Law firm Gordon Legal has filed a tenth class action on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after several landmark wins in similar cases.Ā
General Motors is facing a class action over Holden vehicles allegedly fitted with faulty transmission systems over the last 13 years.Ā
In the latest case of a ruling being reversed for copying and pasting, a judge has quashed the AATās decision to cancel a student visa for failing to bring an independent mind to the issues.
Transport for NSW has asked the High Court to weigh in on when land is acquired for a ‘public purpose’, in a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.
A judge has signed off on a $38 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma but has slashed a 27.9 per cent commission for the funder that backed the case. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Watson approved the settlement on 19 December, including $6 million in legal costs and a 25.7 per…
ANZ Bank New Zealand has lost its bid to appeal a ruling that common fund orders can be made in class actions, including at an early stage of the proceeding,
Animal health company Virbac has lost its interlocutory bid to block a generic version of its animal drug Cydectin Platinum by rival Abbey Laboratories.Ā