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‘Very troubling indeed’: Judge orders law firm to itemise bill after backdating fee agreement
Business of Law 2022-11-17 10:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A personal injury law firm has been ordered to itemise a “very substantial” $470,000 bill more then four years after it was rendered to a […]

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Shine hit with indemnity costs for ‘serious dereliction of duty’ in personal injury case
Legal Ethics 2022-10-18 3:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay indemnity costs in a side dispute over an ā€œobjectionableā€ subpoena the firm issued five days before trial […]

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Maurice Blackburn sued by group member in Black Saturday bushfire class action
Professional Negligence 2022-10-18 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group member in the historic Black Saturday bushfire class action has filed a lawsuit alleging Maurice Blackburn was negligent in failing to bring a […]

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Doctor’s wife to be pulled into class action against plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer
Class Actions 2022-10-07 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The lead applicant in a class action against Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates wants to join the wife of one […]

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Pelvic mesh victim who opted out of class action can sue bankrupt Astora
Personal injury 2022-09-23 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A woman allegedly injured by a defective pelvic mesh product has won her bid to bring a lawsuit against bankrupt Astora Women’s Health after she […]

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Cosmetic surgery clinic faces class action probe over malpractice claims
Class Actions 2022-06-23 4:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action investigation is underway against Cosmos Clinics Australia after an investigativeĀ  report by Fairfax uncovered what it said was a “litany of troubling […]

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Victoria’s triple-zero operator faces class action investigation
Class Actions 2022-05-24 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Victoriaā€™s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority may be hit with a class action over alleged systemic failures in its ambulance call handling operations that may have […]

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Man suing judge for unlawful imprisonment blasts ‘hopeless’ defence
Trials 2022-05-24 8:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The state of Queensland has brought a “hopeless” defence in a $2.5 million suit alleging a Federal Circuit judge unlawfully imprisoned a Queensland man for […]

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In victory for class action, judge says bad breast implant claims can advance
Class Actions 2022-05-20 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand […]

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Andrews government tries again to strike out hotel quarantine class action
Class Actions 2022-05-18 9:30 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has asked a court to strike out a class action alleging lapses in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer […]

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