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Palmers Oaky fire class action settles for $4.5M
Class Actions 2023-10-31 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action over a December 2019 fire that was allegedly ignited by welding work on a rural property in NSW and spread out of […]

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Carnival found negligent in class action over Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak
Class Actions 2023-10-25 10:37 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found Carnival PLC liable for failing to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship that left 28 people dead, […]

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AFL concussion class action will add family of injured players
Class Actions 2023-10-06 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries will expand its group definition to include family members and […]

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Shane Tuck’s wife to drop concussion class action against AFL
Class Actions 2023-09-26 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm representing the wife of the late AFL player Shane Tuck in a class against the Australian Football League on behalf of players […]

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Breast implant class action trial date set over ‘loud protest’
Personal injury 2023-09-21 12:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against a group of surgeons who worked for The Cosmetic Institute over allegedly incompetent breast augmentation procedures has been set down for […]

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Two years after opt-out too late for security bid in SA Power class action: court
Class Actions 2023-09-11 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action against SA Power over a 2019 bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has dodged the energy company’s belated bid for security. Bushfire class […]

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Court awards $300,000 for wrongful imprisonment by family law judge
Legal Ethics 2023-08-30 12:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A Queensland man has prevailed in his case alleging Federal Circuit and Family Court Judge Salvatore Vasta unlawfully imprisoned him for contempt after he failed […]

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Cosmetic Institute surgeons can’t declass breast implant action
Class Actions 2023-07-28 4:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has tossed out an application by a group of surgeons who formerly worked for The Cosmetic Institute to declass a representative proceeding on […]

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Judge ‘very concerned’ by delay, miscommunication in P&O Cruises cases
Personal injury 2023-06-22 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has expressed her concern over delays in a suite of cases filed against P&O Cruises by holidaymakers who were seriously injured in a […]

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White Island volcano victims win court OK to pause Aussie suits
Carroll & O'Dea 2023-06-19 11:58 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has granted victims of the New Zealand White Island volcano eruption the right to freeze their Australian claims so they can sue cruise […]

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