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Worley asks High Court to fix ‘absurd’ shareholder class action ruling
Engineering company Worley is challenging an appeals court ruling that allowed a shareholder class action against it to continue, arguing the Full Court's finding that opinions which "ought reasonably to have been held" should be disclosed to shareholders would lead to "absurd consequences".
Mercedes-Benz dealers lose ‘ambitious’ bid to view confidential head office docs
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have lost a bid for an “ambitious number” of dealers to view “super confidential” documents from the company’s head office in Germany.
CIMIC to pay $492M to settle dispute over Ichthys LNG project
Engineering firm CIMIC has agreed to pay $492 million to settle a long-running dispute with JKC Australia over construction for the $45 billion Ichthys LNG project in the Northern Territory.
Teens won’t take climate change class action to High Court
An appeals court's finding that the federal government does not owe a duty of care to Australian kids to protect them from the effects of climate change will stand after the lead applicants declined to take the matter to the High Court.
Ex-Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer stripped from roll after stealing $10M to feed gambling addiction
Former Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer Brody Clarke has had his name removed from the roll after the NSW Court of Appeal found he engaged in "dishonourable and disgraceful" conduct in stealing almost $10 million from a single client to feed his online gambling addiction.
High Court declines Queensland floods class action appeal
The High Court has declined special leave to a class action to challenge a ruling that found dam operator Seqwater was not liable for the 2011 Queensland floods, after the state of Queensland and subcontractor Sunwater agreed to pay $440 million last year to settle their share of the liability in the long-running case.
Drakes settles underpayments class action for $2.2M
A class action on behalf of Drakes store managers claimed to be worth up to $20 million has settled for $2.2 million, and the law firm behind the proceedings wants a cut of up to $837,000.
Melissa Caddick’s parents say receivers not entitled to Edgecliff home
The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.
KPMG faces second class action by shareholders of collapsed mining company
KPMG has again been targeted in a class action by shareholders of a defunct mining company, this time over allegedly misleading statements made by CuDeco ahead of a $63 million capital raising in 2016 and before the company’s collapse in 2020.
Maurice Blackburn prevails in State Street appeal over Fearless Girl
Maurice Blackburn has successfully defeated an appeal of a judgment that found the law firm did not breach the intellectual property rights of US financial services giant State Street Global Advisors by displaying a replica of the world renowned Fearless Girl statue in Melbourne.