Victoria

A class action against Allianz over alleged junk add-on insurance has settled for $170 million, with two law firms set to take 25 per cent of the payout under a group costs order. 

CPB Contractors has sued its insurers for their refusal to cover $9.5 million in costs incurred fixing defective road signs on the CityLink extension in Melbourne.

In a case alleging Waller Legal gave negligent advice in a sexual abuse claim, a judge has rejected the plaintiff’s bid to adduce evidence of the firm’s alleged tendency to pursue out of court settlement over litigation.

A former Lander & Rogers client that was hit with a $2.9 million legal bill for work on a construction matter has taken the firm to court, calling its costs disclosures “grossly inadequate”. 

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. 

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.