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NAB among clients affected by HWL Ebsworth cyberattack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-06-19 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

National Australia Bank has been revealed as one of HWL Ebsworth’s clients whose information was compromised when the law firm was hacked by a Russian-linked group.

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$22M PFAS class action settlement wins court OK
Class Actions 2023-06-19 4:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $22 million settlement in a class action on behalf of a First Nations community that alleges their land was contaminated by toxic firefighting foam at a military base in Jervis Bay, citing the “very real” risks the case would face at trial. 

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Liquidators removed for $69M demand against Billi directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-06-19 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has removed two liquidators as administrators of a defunct company after finding they abused the court’s processes by demanding $69 million in damages from the directors of water filtration business Billi.

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Court approves $6.3M class action settlement against Linchpin directors
Settlement 2023-06-19 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement with former directors of collapsed advisory firm Linchpin Capital under which insurer RiverStone will pay $6.3 million, which will be used to fund the investor class action’s claims against AIG.

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Nine seeks to rely on evidence of Euro Pacific Bank chief’s reputation to reduce defamation damages
Defamation 2023-06-19 10:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine is battling to adduce evidence concerning the reputation of Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff, as it scrambles to minimise the damages it will owe after abandoning its substantive defences in defamation proceedings by the bank boss.

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Useless to continue $400M underpayments class action against Tandem, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-19 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved the discontinuance of an underpayments class action against Tandem, saying it would be “inutile” to press forward with the case after the telco contractor entered administration.

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White Island volcano victims win court OK to pause Aussie suits
Carroll & O'Dea 2023-06-19 11:58 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has granted victims of the New Zealand White Island volcano eruption the right to freeze their Australian claims so they can sue cruise operator Royal Carribean in the US state of Florida. 

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Proctor & Gamble, Reckitt warned against ‘pointless wars’ in detergent dispute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-06-19 2:21 pm By Gareth Baker

Consumer goods giants Proctor & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser have been urged by a court not to bury their dispute over marketing of a dishwashing tablet product under a mountain of competing performance tests.

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Costs in class actions getting ‘out of control’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-16 10:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action against PTTEP Australia on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers has balked at the “very large” costs sought by Maurice Blackburn for administering the deal, expressing concerns that class action costs are “getting out of control”.

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Law firm investigating class action against Salt Lake Potash, auditor EY
Class Actions 2023-06-16 11:41 pm By Gareth Baker

A law firm is probing a shareholder class action against former ASX-listed Salt Lake Potash and auditor EY, alleging the company failed to disclose material information about its financial position before entering receivership in late 2021.

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