We have started to see the Federal Court use its discretionary powers in respect of class actions to order defendants to disclose their insurance policies […]
The topical dispute between Rugby Australia (RA) and Israel Folau is presently one between two parties. However, recent comments made to the media by RA’s Chairman, Cameron […]
We have been told for so long that the volume of class action litigation continues to increase at a rapid rate, thus requiring significant legislative […]
The second highest penalty in the international airline cartel cargo case shows the court will impose very significant penalties even if the conduct did not […]
In Jeremy Lee v Superior Wood Pty Ltd, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) considered the lawfulness of an employer directing an […]
Friday 25 January 2019 marked the much-anticipated publication of the ALRC report on Class Actions Litigation and Third-Party Funding. This is the result of a year-long […]
In a first for the NSW Supreme Court, Judge Peter Garling last week found that the plaintiff in a class action does not need to […]
In the recent NSW Land and Environment Court decision of Gloucester Resources Limited v Minister for Planning [2019] NSWLEC 9 Chief Judge Preston, in performing the […]
The ACCC’s Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report proposes a number of important reforms to Australian merger control law and practice, to ensure close scrutiny of […]
Last week’s double decisions of the Full Court of the Federal Court and the New South Wales Court of Appeal confirm the Courts’ powers to […]