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Law firm loses bid for insurance docs in Dreamworld class action
The applicants in a shareholder class action against Dreamworld owner Ardent Leisure over a 2016 tragedy in which four people died following a ride malfunction have lost their request for the company’s insurance documents, with a judge rejecting suggestions that the theme park operator lacks assets to pay the estimated $310 million in claims.
Soul Pattinson director wins $1.1M in termination case
A former director of investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson has won a damages payout of over $1.1 million after a court found that the ASX 100-listed company failed to pay her entitlements following termination of her employment without notice.
Judge approves Falls Festival class action settlement, leaves legal fee concerns for later
A Victoria Supreme Court judge has given the greenlight to a $5.7 million settlement in a class action brought by those injured during a 2016 stampede at the Falls Music and Arts Festival.
Crown scores win in fight with ATO over $100M in GST on high roller junkets
Two casinos owned by Crown Resorts have been handed a Federal Court victory in their $100 million battle with the Australian Taxation Office, with a judge ruling that GST assessments made by the ATO were "excessive".
CEO of HR firm was bullied, threatened and fired after complaining of exhaustion, suit says
Human resource management company Harrier Group has been sued by its former managing director and CEO, who alleges she was bullied and overworked.
Class action accuses law firm of charging unreasonable fees
A national personal injury firm has been hit with a class action over its allegedly unreasonable legal fees.
Partial success for Moray & Agnew in ‘fruit of the action’ lien fight with Probuild
Moray & Agnew has partially won its bid to reclaim over $260,000 in unpaid costs after its client was wound up amid a long-running legal battle with construction company Probuild.
Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
Two Victorian Indigenous groups are facing off in a intellectual property battle over an anthropological research report used in a boundary variation bid lodged by one of the groups.
Ex-Piper Alderman partner’s evidence of sex discrimination falls short, judge says
Evidence of an outdated management approach and bullying -- which included threatening defamation proceedings against two junior lawyers that complained about her -- appear to be responsible for the ousting of a former senior Piper Alderman partner, not her sex, a judge has found.
Teenagers launch climate change class action to stop coal mine extension
A group of teenagers has launched a class action against the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment in a bid to stop the proposed extension of a northern NSW coal mine.