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The top judge in Victoria who steered the Supreme Court through the COVID-19 pandemic is stepping down after 14 years on the bench.
General Motors has failed to overturn a decision that put it on the hook for the applicant’s full costs in a partial settlement in a class action on behalf of Holden dealers, with an appeals court finding GM could not “walk away” from the ordinary meaning of the phrase ‘the plaintiff’s costs of the proceedings’.
An appeals court has questioned General Motors’ construction of its settlement with the applicant in a class action on behalf of Holden dealers, as the car maker seeks to overturn a ruling that put it on the hook for the applicant's full costs.
Telstra has successfully appealed a decision holding it liable for a $2.6 million telecommunications bungle at a Melbourne-based telemarketing business, with a judge finding it was entitled to rely on the expertise of business partner Kyrtec.
KPMG has lost the latest round in its fight to transfer a class action over the collapse of steel giant Arrium from Victoria to NSW, with an appeals court finding that a group costs order made in the case could not travel across the border.
Several class action counsel and an IP expert are among twenty-five new silks appointed in Victoria.
The possibility that a NSW judge will revoke a contingency fee order made in a class action over Arrium's collapse is irrelevant to whether the proceedings should be transferred from Victoria to the appropriate forum, Arrium's auditor KPMG has told a court.
The NSW Supreme Court has outlined its roadmap back to holding live hearings but has said that those attending court in person will need to have both COVID-19 vaccination doses.
The migration to the digital courtroom is taking its toll on the nation’s barristers, who face increased challenges and levels of fatigue from the mental load of conducting hearings remotely.
The chief judges of three of the country's top courts say virtual hearings, including through the use of popular livestream technology, will be around long after the coronavirus pandemic ends.