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WA saddled with $2M legal bill from ‘futile’ defamation fight with Clive Palmer
Article 2022-12-23 4:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Western Australia has been left with a $2 million legal bill for defending a defamation action  by billionaire Clive Palmer and advancing […]

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Judge sprays Shine’s ‘left field’ bid to kick rival off Blue Sky, EY class action
Class Actions 2022-12-21 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Shine Lawyers’ second bid to challenge a court order that it join forces with rival Banton Group in an investor class […]

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‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
Class Actions 2022-12-20 4:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a “disaster”, has been revised down to $1 million and […]

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Shine stuck running Blue Sky, EY class action with rival firm
Securities 2022-12-19 5:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has lost its bid to challenge a court order that it join forces with a competing firm in an investor class action […]

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HarperCollins can make ‘bad reputation’ claims in deep sleep defamation case
Defamation 2022-12-16 9:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A psychiatrist that sued HarperCollins for defamation over a book on the use of deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s […]

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High Court won’t hear appeal by payday lenders Cigno, BHF
High Court 2022-12-15 8:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court won’t hear an appeal by payday loan providers Cigna and BHF seeking to challenge a Full Court judgment that found they can’t […]

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An ‘odd’ result: High Court told reputation can’t be ignored in Botox TM case
Intellectual Property 2022-12-08 4:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A contradictor has argued that the High Court must consider the reputation of Botox maker Allergan’s trade marks in a cosmetic company’s challenge to a […]

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Battle to run Blue Sky, EY class action not over, as firm appeals order to team up with rival
Appeals 2022-12-08 10:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm wants to challenge a court order that it play nice with a competing firm in a class action for investors against Blue […]

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Jaguar Land Rover facing second class action over ‘defective’ diesel filters
Class Actions 2022-12-06 3:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Jaguar Land Rover is staring down a second class action on behalf of consumers who purchased cars with allegedly defective diesel filters over an 11-year […]

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Contradictor blasts Shine’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ $100M legal bill in J&J class actions
Class Actions 2022-12-05 11:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has opposed Shine Lawyers recovering $100 million in costs from a $300 million […]

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