Judges

Saint Gobain-owned CSR faces litigation by an independent building insulation distributor alleging it abused its dominance by upping prices during the pandemic.

Another failed class action is headed to the Full Court, with a case against ex-CBA unit Count Financial appealing a ruling that found advisors did not breach their duty to act in their clients' best interest.

A law firm fighting for carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia has argued competing proceedings with a lower funding rate should not have a leg up, saying the rival firm’s budget was a "fantasy".

Former franchisees involved in a class action against RAMS are seeking to intervene in ASIC civil penalty proceedings against the defunct Westpac subsidiary.

Liquidators for iProsperity have been given the greenlight to enter into retainers with Norton Rose Fulbright to pursue claims against the defunct property group’s general manager and Crown Melbourne.

The ACT government is pushing for an initial trial dealing with “gateway questions” in a class action over alleged forced relocations of public housing tenants, after it lost a bid to summarily dismiss the case. 

Developer Geocon has lost its bid to strike out claims in a case over Canberra's Infinity Towers that it breached statutory warranties, with a judge saying it was a difficult legal issue best left for trial. 

An activist group which unsuccessfully challenged the government’s approval of a wind farm in North Queensland because of its effects on rare birds has lost its bid to dodge costs on public interest grounds, with a judge saying both sides sought to advance the public interest.

A judge has approved a bid to discontinue a class action against Apple over updates that allegedly “throttled” the performance of iPhones, after the lawyers running the case failed to secure litigation funding.

The common practice of splitting hearings on questions of liability and penalty may become “completely untenable” when there are credit issues, if the High Court upholds a recent recusal decision, a judge has said.