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A judge has upheld IAG’s privilege claim over a technical paper prepared by an actuarial consultant, finding that the report was not merely forwarded to the legal team to cloak it in privilege.
Latitude to defend ‘fundamentally flawed’ class action
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Latitude Group says it will defend a “fundamentally flawed” class action over an allegedly misleading interest-free ad promotion by Harvey Norman that required customers to apply for a Latitude GO credit card.
McDonald’s loses bid for class closure notice in $320M rest breaks case
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McDonald’s has lost its bid to send a notice to group members foreshadowing its intention to apply for soft class closure in a representative case on behalf of 350,000 workers who were allegedly denied rest breaks.
Court flags novel question of power in Reject Shop class action
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The Full Federal Court may need to weigh in on whether the judge overseeing an underpayments class action against the Reject Shop had the power to make an order altering the group definition.
Melbourne Storm chair can’t give evidence remotely in Zac Lomax case
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One week out from trial in the Parramatta Eels case against player Zac Lomax, a judge has dismissed Lomax’s bid to have Melbourne Storm Chairman Matt Tripp give evidence remotely to accommodate his plans to travel for the NRL season opener in Las Vegas.
Funder denies ‘hedging bets’ in spat over G+T fees in Apple IP case
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Litigation funder ILP, which has sought an injunction to stop tech investor CPC from terminating their agreement for failure to pay legal fees in its patent case against Apple, has rejected claims it is “hedging its bets”.
Harvey Norman hit with class action over ‘interest-free’ ads
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Harvey Norman is facing a class action over ‘interest-free’ ads which the Federal Court has found were misleading.
How the courts are split on serious harm threshold in defamation law
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Courts continue to disagree on the meaning of ‘serious harm’ in defamation law, a threshold test introduced in 2021 that has raised the bar for plaintiffs claiming a publication has damaged their reputations.
Commonwealth needs 3 months for defence to suit by Reynolds’ former CoS
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The Commonwealth has told a court it needs to interview 32 people before responding to a Fair Work Act case by Brittany Higgins’ former manager, Fiona Brown, who became a key witness in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial.
Class action investigation underway against Melbourne gynaecologist
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A Melbourne gynaecologist faces a possible class action by women who claim they underwent unnecessary endometriosis surgeries.