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A judge has declined to award costs against a group of nurses who recently dropped their Fair Work lawsuit against Monash Health, saying the case was not "doomed to fail" and noting the “extremity” of the Victorian government’s vaccine mandate for workers.
Liquidators for ready-made meals producer Jewel of India have lost their bid to dodge public examination over their alleged poor handling of the business’ sale and failure to investigate potential claims against the Commonwealth Bank.
A judge has denied an “invasive” bid to search hospitality giant Merivale’s payroll systems ahead of an upcoming mediation in a $129 million underpayment class action covering 13,500 employees.
A solicitor running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven “retaliated” against a group member who objected to a $98 million settlement and issued a late $6.5 million legal bill to benefit a litigation funder, a court has heard.
Questions raised about the structure of a settlement of two wage class actions against supermarket chain Romeo's don't just threaten to reduce the law firm's costs but could derail the whole agreement, a judge has said.
A court has heard that Cricket Tasmania may call former Australian test captain Tim Paine to give evidence in the witness box at a trial in a sexual harassament case by former receptionist Renee Ferguson against cricket players and senior managers.
The plaintiff in a class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has told an appeals court his case was misunderstood by the trial judge, who found he failed to prove that cars fitted with the airbags were not of acceptable quality.
A $98 million settlement reached in two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven is “appropriate" given the likelihood that the convenience store giant would have lost at trial, according to a contradictor who urged the court to reject a $25 million cut sought by the funder that backed the litigation.
A judge has allowed the liquidators of Melbourne-based Steller Development to bring proceedings against its directors, the latest claims to be leveled in the wake of the developer's 2019 collapse, which left an estimated $300 million owing to creditors.
A court has signed off on a $600,000 settlement in a class action brought by former members of cult group 'The Family' over historical allegations of abuse and torture, including $400,000 for the law firm that ran the litigation.