The litigation funder and lead plaintiffs in a class action against Queensland-owned Gladstone Ports are in dispute over who should be engaged to act in […]
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its first civil penalty proceeding in a greenwashing case, with a court finding against Vanguard Investments over its $1 billion âethically consciousâ hedge fund.
A judge has approved a settlement in a shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard that grants a 34 per cent cut for group members, saying that investors had agreed to the lawyers and funder receiving the âlionâs shareâ.Â
A law firm running a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries has argued for a 27.5 per cent group costs order, saying it was the âstandard benchmarkâ for earnings guidance cases.Â
Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto will face three defamation cases at the same time — one by former Liberal MP Moira Deeming and two by anti-trans activists over last yearâs â’Let Women Speak’ rally, which was crashed by neo-Nazis.
The state of Victoria has won its bid to prevent lawyers for a class action over Victoria’s COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle from proofing lay witnesses, ahead of a criminal trial against the Department of Health, which is due to start in May.
Hungry Jackâs is seeking five years of Big Mac sales data as it readies for a fight over damages stemming from its claim that its […]
In a loss for the Australian Taxation Office, an appeals court has found that the Liberty Groupâs use of corporate and trust âsilosâ was not […]
Aussie Skips is fighting a court’s ruling that imposed a $3.5 million penalty against the waste company and sentenced its boss to an 18-month intensive […]
When the Supreme Court of Victoria considers for the first time a settlement reached in a class action run on a contingency fee basis, it […]