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Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates have been hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered "horrific" consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer's clinic.
Lloyd's has scored a win in a COVID-19 business interruption case, with a judge ruling the insurer can rely on a conformity clause in its insurance contract with a Snap Fitness franchisee to deny coverage.
An appeals court has sided with shareholders in their challenge to a ruling tossing a class action against engineering services company Worley, which was found to have had reasonable grounds for issuing overly rosy earnings guidance eight years ago.
A Lloyd's syndicate has hit back at a lawsuit by Moray & Agnew, saying it did not have to cover part of a $3.7 million settlement between the law firm and a Melbourne property developer because the amount agreed to was "excessive".
The High Court has decided to weigh in on whether computer-implemented inventions are eligible for patent protection, granting special leave to Aristocrat Technologies to challenge a judgment that shot down four patents for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine.
Technology company Nuix has been hit with a third shareholder class action over its troubled $1.8 billion float on the ASX, setting up what is likely to be the first beauty parade in the Supreme Court of Victoria since the state allowed class action lawyers to seek a cut of any settlement or judgment.
The law firm administering the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement has asked a court to sign off on a $2.2 million bill to cover the full projected costs of distributing the funds, a figure three times the estimate calculated by a costs referee.
Even after 30 years in action, the future of class actions in Australia remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is the impact class actions have had – for claimants, lawyers, litigation funders and for corporate Australia, writes Corrs Chambers Westgarth's Chris Pagent, Brad Woodhouse, Alex Ji and Thomas Scott.
Westpac has yet to commence extradition proceedings against Forum Finance director Bill Papas due to concerns that the alleged fraudster may face only contempt charges if he is brought back to Australia prematurely.
Billionaire Clive Palmer has been hit with indemnity costs over a discontinued lawsuit brought against aircraft mechanics over the repair of his $2 million private jet.