Victoria

A class action on behalf of shareholders has been lodged against ASX-listed biotechnology company CSL over disclosures in relation to its forecast for the 2026 financial year.

Two law firms will battle for carriage of a shareholder class action against hearing device manufacturer Cochlear, a court has heard. 

The Victorian government is seeking summary dismissal of a class action alleging government curfews put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic were unlawful, arguing the case was filed out of time.

Victoria has become the second Australian state to introduce a ban on smart glasses in schools, citing student safety concerns.

Allens has advised ENGIE on the expansion of a battery energy storage system in Victoria at the site of the former Hazelwood power station.

A traditional owner has won a challenge to the Victorian government's approval of a floodplain engineering project at Vinifera on the Murray River.

A judge has allowed a prison inmate in Victoria to file a class action over alleged price gouging for products sold in the prison shop, but warned it was unlikely that he will be able to represent the 400 proposed group members.

Victoria's decision to cap counsel fees for government work has been slammed by the Bar's president as "unfairly and disproportionately" affecting women barristers.

A co-founder of collapsed property development group Steller has argued in the High Court it is unfair to bind him to a previous owner’s acquiescence to the use of a driveway by his prominent Mornington Peninsula neighbour.

Property developer Casey Group is weighing a cross-claim against Rossdale Golf Club in response to proceedings launched by Interpac unit Brencorp, which alleges Casey devised an "underhand deal" to block its acquisition of the southeast Melbourne club.