A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down judgment soon after trial, saying the case was one of “considerable urgency”.
The Productivity Commission has called for new laws that would allow traditional owners to take legal action when their cultural property is used without permission in the $250 million Aboriginal arts and crafts industry.
Shine and Phi Finney McDonald’s fallback plan to cooperatively run a class action against Nuix has come under fire, with the technology company urging the court to make the two firms compete against one another for sole carriage.
ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp’s banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.
A Melbourne-based barristers’ clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.
Uber is challenging a ruling that found many email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences and were not protected by legal professional privilege, saying it would be forced to hand over to a class action “bog standard” legal advice.
The sole director of personal lender ClearLoans has agreed to settle the first case the Australian Securities and Investments Commission brought related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A court has ordered a consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments to pay a $30,000 judgment for allegedly breaching confidentiality obligations in her contract.
The finance arm of luxury car maker BMW has been given the greenlight to repossess a red 2019 Ferrari 488 Pista Coupe purchased by alleged fraudster Bill Papas’ defunct Forum Group.
The lead applicants in a climate change class action by Torres Strait Islanders are hoping the Commonwealth will admit climate change targets set by the Morrison government were “woefully inadequate”, a court heard Friday.
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