The score in shareholder class actions taken to trial now stands at a dismal 0-5 after a judge tossed class actions against the Commonwealth Bank […]
A judge on the Supreme Court of Victoria says he is a âconvertâ on group costs orders, which allow law firms running class action to […]
Workplace investigations involving unwitnessed, conflicting accounts are among the most difficult situations for an employer, but findings can still be made, despite the âcommon misconceptionâ […]
A landmark $230 million settlement in an underpayments class action on behalf of junior doctors in NSW shows employment group proceedings are âviable and attractiveâ […]
Judges experience extreme levels of stress and secondary trauma, exacerbated by public comment that is often ignorant of what the job entails. The transparent approach […]
Attacks at trial on the credibility of Bruce Lehrmann hit their target, but it’s still his case to lose on Monday morning, when judgment is […]
Competition law experts have raised doubts about changes to Australiaâs merger review regime announced Wednesday, calling the reforms a mixed bag for businesses and the […]
Leading lawyers have welcomed a new practice note in the Commercial Court division of the Victorian Supreme Court, including a ârigid frameworkâ to cut down […]
When the Supreme Court of Victoria considers for the first time a settlement reached in a class action run on a contingency fee basis, it […]
No one else was in the room where it allegedly happened. By Brittany Higgins’ account her former colleague, Bruce Lehrmann, raped her on the couch […]