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An appeals court has found that Avant Insurance must indemnify a plastic surgeon for his legal bills and the claims of all relevant group members in a class action over alleged botched breast augmentations.
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.
The High Court has declined special leave to members of the Victorian Labor party to challenge a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in Victorian electorates by federal administrators during their takeover of the state party was lawful.
The competition regulator has proposed to deny authorisation for a patent settlement that sought to permit early entry of generic drugs. Whether the companies involved will be able to quell the ACCC's concerns remains to be seen, but what is clear is that future authorisation applications will contend with significant forensic challenges, writes Corrs Chambers Westgarth's Odette Gourley, Richard Flitcroft, David Fixler and Ian Reynolds.
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.
The structural engineer behind Sydney's Opal Tower has taken builder Icon's insurers to court, arguing they should cover its costs in a class action brought on behalf of residents of the ill-fated building and related litigation.
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 Federal Court has signed off on a settlement between two US biotech companies that ends a dispute over the companies' 'Access' trade marks in Australia.
Star Entertainment Group has been hit with a shareholder class action for allegedly painting itself as the "cleanskin" of the gambling industry despite alleged lax compliance and links to money laundering and organised crime, amid a damning public inquiry by the gambling regulator that has led to the resignation of its CEO.