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Aluminium giant Alcoa has sued AusNet and Powercor over a 2016 power outage that left the future of its Victorian smelter site in doubt.
Contradictor blasts Shine’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ $100M legal bill in J&J class actions
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A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson has opposed Shine Lawyers recovering $100 million in costs from a $300 million settlement, which a judge has preliminarily found is not fair and reasonable to group members.
As fast food titans go to trial, Hungry Jack’s says its burger ‘clever not deceptive’
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Trial in the battle of the buns has begun, with McDonald’s laying out a case for why its rival’s Big Jack burger infringes its trade mark, and Hungry Jack’s firing back that consumers could not confuse its flame-grilled meal with the iconic Big Mac.
Oil spill class action funder drops injunction bid against barrister
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A litigation funder has abandoned its case seeking to prevent counsel retained by the lead applicant in the settled Montara oil spill class action from providing independent legal advice.
Alleged rape victim Brittany Higgins to sue former minister Linda Reynolds
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Former defence minister Linda Reynolds is facing a civil suit by former staffer Brittany Higgins in relation to her alleged rape inside Reynold’s Parliament House office in 2019.
Westpac can’t keep lid on total premiums paid in ‘junk’ insurance class actions
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Westpac has lost a bid to keep group members in the dark about the premiums paid for allegedly worthless consumer credit insurance, information the bank said could inflate expectations about settlements worth $126 million reached in three class actions.
Neurim’s patent for mini melatonin put to sleep
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Israeli drug company Neurim Pharmaceuticals has lost a bid to patent a mini version of its melatonin tablet Circadin for children, after a successful challenge by Australian drug maker Generic Partners.
AAT overlooked deterrence in overturning SMSF auditor’s disqualification
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A judge has set aside a tribunal’s decision not to disqualify a SMSF auditor for breaching independence rules, finding the tribunal had failed to consider general deterrence.
Santos loses appeal over $4.7B Barossa offshore drilling project
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Santos has lost its challenge to a judge’s decision to revoke approval for its $4.7 billion offshore gas project because Tiwi Islanders were not properly consulted about the project.
Grant Thornton sued by Quantum Graphite over 14-month trading suspension
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Mining company Quantum Graphite has filed proceedings against accounting firm Grant Thornton over a 2020 report that caused the Australian Stock Exchange to suspend trading in the mining company’s securities for 14 months.