Law firm Gordon Legal has filed a tenth class action on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after several landmark wins in similar cases.
A judge has signed off on a $38 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma but has slashed a 27.9 per cent commission for the funder that backed the case. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Watson approved the settlement on 19 December, including $6 million in legal costs and a 25.7 per…
The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild.
The owners of luxury fashion department store Harrolds are facing a $10 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid rent on the business’ flagship Collins Street store in Melbourne.
A class action against Toyota Finance has argued it can add new claims that are out of time because Victorian courts cannot factor in the loss of limitations defences in deciding whether to allow amendments.
Budget supermarket Aldi has won its appeal of a tribunal decision which found that upper limits on rental increases fell afoul of the Retail Leases Act.
A law firm facing a representative proceeding for allegedly giving negligent advice to 700 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse is seeking to strip the case of class action status.
Australia’s largest toll road operator, Transurban, has been ordered to pay compensation to ConnectEast in a dispute over an annual services fee of $10 million.
Appeals court judge Richard Niall has been appointed to lead the Supreme Court of Victoria, following the retirement of Chief Justice Anne Ferguson.
A class action on behalf of 700 patients alleging Monash IVF destroyed potentially viable embryos has told a court the majority of late registrants should not share in the $56 million settlement.