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KPMG asks High Court again to hear class action transfer fight
Accounting firm KPMG has asked the High Court for a second time to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order made in a Victoria Supreme Court class action to its bid to transfer the case to NSW.
US firm beats Maurice Blackburn ‘on every conceivable dimension’, Hino class action judge told
Personal injury law firm Gerard Malouf & Partners has hit back at Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to its class action experience in a fight for carriage of a class action against a Toyota unit, saying the top US firm it has partnered with to run the case trumped the major Australian plaintiff firm "on every conceivable dimension”.
Judge doubts power to order irrelevant docs be produced in aged care class actions
A judge has upheld a ruling that rejected a bid by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers for insurance and financial information, finding the court likely does not have the power to order the production of documents that are not relevant to the proceeding.
FleetPartners hit with shareholder class action
Fleet management company FleetPartners has been stung with a shareholder class action over a revised 2019 earnings guidance that doomed its planned merger with McMillan Shakespeare.
Melbourne’s Block Arcade accused of infringing iconic tea room’s trade marks
The owner of Melbourne's iconic Hopetoun Tea Rooms, which opened its doors in the Block Arcade in 1892, has sued the historic shopping arcade for allegedly mimicking its business by opening a near-identical cafe in the same location.
GCOs can’t travel to NSW, appeals court says in Arrium class action
KPMG has lost the latest round in its fight to transfer a class action over the collapse of steel giant Arrium from Victoria to NSW, with an appeals court finding that a group costs order made in the case could not travel across the border.
Diversity clause in Victorian Bar constitution fails to win the votes
Barristers in Victoria have voted against changes to the Bar's constitution to include the promotion of diversity and prevention of discrimination as part of the organisation's goals.
Victorian healthcare providers stung with junior doctors class action
Two more Victorian healthcare providers have been hit with a class action on behalf of junior doctors alleging they were not paid for unrostered work.
‘What’s the limit to this?’ Judge questions bid for insurance docs in COVID-19 outbreak class actions
A judge has questioned a challenge by two class actions against Victorian aged care providers to a ruling that rejected their bid for insurance and financial information, which the defendants argue would have far-reaching implications.
New crop of Victorian silks appointed by top judge
Several class action counsel and an IP expert are among twenty-five new silks appointed in Victoria.