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Solicitors’ CFO question in Blue Sky class action sent to Full Court
Class Actions 2023-11-29 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Weeks after giving the thumbs up to common fund orders at settlement, the Full Federal Court has been asked to decide whether judges have power […]

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Kennedys snags Clyde & Co managing partner for insurance team
Insurance 2023-11-29 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Kennedys has bolstered its insurance practice with the appointment of Clyde & Co’s managing partner in Australia. Lyons, who led Clyde & […]

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Court tosses lawsuit over $55M sale of Queensland shopping centre
Real Estate 2023-10-31 4:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over the $55 million sale of Queensland shopping centre brought by an arm of Elanor Investors Group, clearing […]

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Carnival points finger at passengers in norovirus class action
Class Actions 2023-10-30 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Carnival has pointed the finger at passengers in response to a class action over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship, a defence that […]

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Insurers can’t get names of COVID-19 business interruption class action registrants
Insurance 2023-10-27 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid by four major insurers to obtain the names of small businesses that register to join COVID-19 business interruption class […]

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Carnival found negligent in class action over Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak
Class Actions 2023-10-25 10:37 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found Carnival PLC liable for failing to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship that left 28 people dead, […]

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White Oak claims insurer owed a novel duty of care in $6B Greensill cases
Insurance 2023-10-24 9:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lender White Oak Commercial Finance will bring a novel claim against insurer Bond & Credit Company alleging it owed a duty of care to disclose […]

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COVID-19 insurance class action members can ‘have their cake and eat it too’: judge
Insurance 2023-09-08 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge considering bids to de-class COVID-19 business interruption class actions has said group members can sign up for the representative proceedings but later decide […]

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Norovirus class action faces ‘lurking’ stay issue
Class Actions 2023-08-25 11:55 am By Sam Matthews

After surviving multiple strike-out bids, a class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship is still facing a “lurking” issue […]

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Virgin class action a lawyers’ feast after judge joins insurers
Business of Law 2023-08-22 12:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against Virgin Australia has become a lawyers’ feast, with seven new firms entering the ring after a dozen insurers were joined to […]

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