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Rejected costs report in Woolworths class action got proportionality wrong, judge says
Class Actions 2023-01-10 11:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A costs report in a settled class action against Woolworths that recommended almost $800,000 in legal fee deductions failed to wrestle with a key factor […]

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Class action against WA on behalf of fine defaulters trashed
Class Actions 2023-01-10 2:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Western Australian government has won its bid to strike out a class action that seeks damages for alleged discrimination against First Nations Australians detained […]

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Carnival ordered to pay $326,000 to passenger who suffered miscarriage
Professional Negligence 2023-01-10 1:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Carnival PLC has been ordered to pay compensation to a passenger who suffered a miscarriage after evacuating from a cruise ship, with a […]

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Tolga Kumova wins $275,000 defamation judgment against Stock Swami
Defamation 2023-01-09 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The man behind the Twitter handle Stock Swami has been ordered to pay $275,000 in damages to Tolga Kumova, after a judge found his tweets […]

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In Stock Swami decision, judge sends own concerns notice to defamation lawyers
Defamation 2023-01-09 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Lawyers for respondents in defamation litigation have been put on notice for their practice of tossing defences around like grenades in armed combat — it […]

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IP giant Spruson & Ferguson takes defecting lawyers to court
Business of Law 2023-01-09 2:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Intellectual property firm Spruson & Ferguson has launched court action to obtain documents showing alleged solicitation of clients by a handful of senior staff who […]

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Harvey Norman, Latitude file ‘fine print’ defence to ASIC claims
ASIC 2023-01-09 3:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Retail giant Harvey Norman and consumer credit provider Latitude Finance have hit back at ASIC claims that they ran misleading ads for interest-free finance, saying […]

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Settlement in RMS Engineering class action wins court approval
Employment 2023-01-09 2:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a settlement in a class action against Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2022
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2023-01-06 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by […]

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AMA Group takes ex-CEO to court to block poaching
Employment 2023-01-06 6:41 am By Sam Matthews

Car repair giant AMA Group has filed yet another lawsuit against ousted CEO Andrew Hopkins, this time seeking to block him and other senior executives […]

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