Former state Liberal MP Moira Deeming has won $300,000 in damages against Victorian party leader John Pesutto over statements found to have falsely conveyed she had links to neo-Nazis.
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has recognised the availability of damages for psychiatric injury caused by an employer’s negligent dismissal process, restoring a $1.4 million award to a former non-profit employee.
Two law firms that were set to run competing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts have reached an in-principle agreement to collaborate.
The Commonwealth says funder LLS should not be allowed a 20 per cent cut of a stolen wages class action settlement of up to $202 million, arguing it could produce an “excessive deduction”.
A judge on Wednesday questioned a solicitor acting for two axed Super Retail executives on his silence about an alleged settlement his clients are seeking to enforce.
The Full Court has thrown out a finding that a supporter of Jarryd Hayne was defamed by a Seven social media post that accused him of spitting at a women who accused the rugby player of rape as she left the courthouse.
Medical device maker Bayer has successfully defended a class action over its Essure contraceptive, with a judge finding the evidence fell short of proving the device caused chronic inflammation.
Super Retail is bound by a settlement with two former executives who claim they were axed after complaints about its CEO’s undisclosed relationship with a former HR officer, a court has heard.
A judge has ordered Honda to pay $13.6 million in damages to dealer Brighton Automotive in a suit over the car maker’s move away from a dealership model.
US-based satellite broadband provider Viasat has lost its bid to appeal an arbitral ruling that rejected its damages claim against the subcontractor on a Department of Defence project.