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The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.
Mills Oakley nabs litigation partner from Thomson Geer
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Mills Oakley has picked up a leading dispute resolution lawyer from Thomson Geer to join the firm’s not-for-profit team as partner.
Opal Tower class action reaches eleventh-hour settlement before 40-day trial
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A long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster has settled, along with two related cases over the defective building, as a five-week trial was set to begin.
Shine Lawyers wins battle to run $463M Dixon Advisory class action
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Shine Lawyers has beaten out class action rival Piper Alderman in a battle to lead a class action worth up to $463 million against collapsed wealth managers Dixon Advisory, with a judge finding the firm’s no win, no fee model was likely to result in a greater return to group members.
Law firm’s tiered contingency fee in doubt in Beach Energy class actions
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A judge deciding one of the first ever applications by a law firm for a percentage cut of a class action will have to determine whether Victoria’s ground-breaking contingency fee legislation allows a group costs order to operate with a sliding percentage return.
Independent Monique Ryan to bring court action for COVID-positive voters
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Popular independent candidate Dr Monique Ryan — who is contesting Josh Frydenberg’s seat of Kooyong — is lodging legal action for tens of thousands of COVID sufferers who won’t be able to vote in the federal election.
Quintis class action settlement takes hit as insurers win appeal
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Two insurers have won an appeal that blocks group members in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis from receiving a further $11.25 million after a settlement was reached almost two years ago.
Mesoblast hit with shareholder class action over stem cell treatment
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Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast is facing another class action over claims it misled shareholders about the potential application of a developmental stem cell product to treat terminally ill children.
Full Court shoots down Boehringer opposition to Merck Sharp & Dohme’s parasite patent
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The Full Federal Court has rejected German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim’s appeal of ruling that shot down its opposition to Merck Sharp & Dohme’s patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock.
Andrews government tries again to strike out hotel quarantine class action
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The state of Victoria has asked a court to strike out a class action alleging lapses in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer losses when stage three and four COVID-19 restrictions were put in place between July and August 2020.