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All eyes on lawyers’ 27.5% cut as court prepares to weigh first GCO class action settlement
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 will grapple with some novel questions, including whether to trim the 27.5 per cent group costs order granted to Slater & Gordon at the outset of the case, legal experts say.
‘Such a serious departure’: Lawyer struck from roll for failing to pay barristers
A court has struck the name of an Adelaide solicitor from the roll for failing to pay six barristers and misappropriating trust funds, finding the misconduct was not excused by his financial difficulties.
Epic Games case against Google ‘more ambitious’ than claims against Apple, court told
Epic Games' case alleging Google ran its Play Store anti-competitively is "significantly more ambitious" than the Fortnite game maker's claims against Apple, according to the search giant, which says its restraints are "more flexible and less draconian" than the iPhone maker's.
Lisa Wilkinson’s husband seeks costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Author Peter FitzSimons is seeking costs from Bruce Lehrmann for complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer's defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons' wife Lisa Wilkinson over the network's airing of allegations that Lehrmann raped ex-colleague Brittany Higgins.
ABC can’t access training information in ex-soldier’s discrimination case
An appeals court has granted the Commonwealth’s bid to suppress material relating to its "conduct after capture” training in a discrimination case brought by a former ADF member, finding that a document is not in the public domain simply because it is available for inspection on the court file.
Zoetis can appeal Boehringer win over pig vaccine patents
US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has been granted leave to appeal a ruling that invalidated three of its patents covering pig vaccines.
ANZ pays $57.5M to resolve class action over credit card interest charges
ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million in a settlement of a class action over retrospective interest charges on credit cards.
Apple says Fortnite maker paid no commission on US$3.8B in V-Bucks sales
Hitting back at claims that its App Store stifles competition, Apple has told a trial that app developers have myriad ways of maximising profits without paying it a commission, noting Epic Games made US$3.8 billion from in-game currency V-Bucks in 2021.
Social media posts revealing client’s criminal proceedings earn solicitor a reprimand
A solicitor who posted comments on his client's Facebook page about an ongoing criminal proceeding has been reprimanded for improper use of social media.
BHP fights class action’s bid to augment group after pleading mistake
A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicant’s pleading mistake.