A class action against Exactech over allegedly faulty joint implants has been stayed pending its US-based parent company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
A judge has rejected HSU secretary Diana Asmar’s argument that a case against her over an alleged $2.7 million false invoicing scheme should be stayed because criminal charges were “on the cards”.
In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.
The ACT government has lost its bid for the dismissal of a class action lodged by social housing residents who allege they were unlawfully forced to relocate.
Citing public interest immunity, Homes Victoria has won a bid for Cabinet documents to be kept confidential in a class action levelled by public housing tenants.
Environmental activists claim fracking by natural gas company Tamboran in the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin risks contaminating groundwater.
Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham has appealed a defamation judgment for independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, arguing a homophobic tweet was not likely to cause serious harm to Greenwich’s reputation.
On day one of trial in ASIC’s case accusing ten Star executives of turning a blind eye to money laundering, the court heard about a blue esky bag full of cash and people hiding under blankets to avoid CCTV.
Defunct Greensill Group has filed a bid to disqualify a recently appointed Federal Court judge from hearing a case over its $1.7 billion collapse.
The High Court has declined to hear an appeal by insurers over coverage for the class action defence costs of Opal Tower’s consultant engineer.