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Clayton Utz has lost its appeal of a costs assessment in a contractual dispute for which it billed $1.46 million in legal fees, allegedly five times more than the other parties’ legal bill.
New class action targets online trader Plus500 over CFDs
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Another online trader has been hit with a class action by inexperienced investors who lost money while trading in risky derivatives slammed as little more than gambling products.
Trans woman’s case against Giggle for Girls gets Commissioner’s backing
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The Sex Discrimination Commissioner has told a court a transgender woman who was excluded from female social network Giggle for Girls can bring a claim for gender identity discrimination under under Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act.
Judge’s self-executing order tossing false imprisonment case ‘draconian’: appeals court
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A self-executing order dismissing a woman’s false imprisonment claim against the State of Victoria after a single attempt at pleading was “draconian”, an appeals court has found.
Woodside says Scarborough gas project poses ‘acceptable’ risks
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Woodside Energy has hit back at a bid to halt seismic blasting on its Scarborough gas project, claiming it undertook comprehensive consultation with Indigenous communities and that the project’s environmental risks were of “an acceptable level”.
Serious harm question won’t be heard first in defamation case over ‘cyberslaves’ doco
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The publishers of The Australian and Al Jazeera have failed to persuade a judge to hold a preliminary hearing on the question of whether the nephew of the former prime minister of Cambodia suffered serious harm as a result of publications he says painted him as a criminal.
Ex-NAB general manager worked 72-hour weeks, lawsuit says
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The National Australia Bank has been hit with a lawsuit by a former general manager, who alleges the bank forced him to work unreasonable additional hours and told him to ‘flush’ loan applications.
Compensation for Privacy Act breaches requires class members to prove loss: judge
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Victims of privacy breaches must demonstrate actual loss and damage to be eligible for compensation, according to a judge who has given asylum seekers who secured a ruling from the Privacy Commissioner a second chance at proving loss from the public disclosure of their personal information.
‘Irrational’ coal mine approval flies in the face of climate science, court told
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Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to greenlight the expansion of two mega coal mines in NSW was contrary to findings by the “entire community of climate scientists around the globe”, a court has heard.
Leading commercial silk appointed to Supreme Court
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A senior barrister with three decades of experience in commercial law and class actions has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Victoria.