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Scenic Tours can’t dodge $10M damages ruling in cruise class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-20 10:45 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours is stuck with a $10 million damages bill but has avoided paying for disappointed traveller’s flights, after an appeals court mostly […]

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‘It’s game over’: Victoria tries again to stay hotel quarantine class action amid criminal case
Appeals 2023-04-20 3:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria is trying again to stay a class action over the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle in light of a pending criminal action […]

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‘A schemozzle’: Judge pans firm’s attempt to drop class action against Telstra
Class Actions 2023-04-20 2:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has slammed as a “schemozzle” a law firm’s attempt to drop a class action by Telstra employees over the telecom giant’s COVID-19 vaccine […]

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The Reject Shop hit with underpayments class action
Employment 2023-04-20 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has become the latest Australian company to be stung with an underpayments class action. Adero Law filed the class […]

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Crypto class action against Qoin issuer trying to bring ‘entirely new’ case, court told
Cryptocurrency 2023-04-20 4:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Qoin cryptocurrency issuer BPS Financial is fighting a class action applicant’s bid to amend its case for the fourth time, saying it is trying to […]

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Federal Court’s new top judge to bring ‘swashbuckling to judging’
Courts 2023-04-19 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Federal Court’s new Chief Justice Debra Mortimer will bring a sense of adventure to her role as top judge, which she foreshadowed will be […]

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‘Potentially difficult’: Lawyers weigh in on novel insolvency ruling
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-19 1:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Senior restructuring and insolvency lawyers have welcomed a novel ruling that found a liquidator was entitled to claim his costs ahead of the preferred claims […]

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Both sides need ‘reality check’ in NAB ‘boys club culture’ case, judge says
Employment 2023-04-19 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The National Australia Bank and its former head of repo trading both “might need a bit of a reality check” in a discovery stoush, a […]

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Judge won’t stay reference in ‘monumental’ Santos, Fluor litigation
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-04-19 10:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge won’t stay a reference process which US company Fluor claims is infected with bias, in a “monumental” dispute with energy giant Santos that […]

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Sargon liquidators take Diversa to court, mull insolvent trading claims against directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-18 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Liquidators of Sargon Capital are pursuing a claim for $4 million against super trustee firm Diversa and are investigating potential insolvent trading claims against the […]

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