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An appeals court has found that Avant Insurance must indemnify a plastic surgeon for his legal bills and the claims of all relevant group members in a class action over alleged botched breast augmentations.
Class action’s bid for ‘invasive’ search of Merivale’s payroll data fails
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A judge has denied an “invasive” bid to search hospitality giant Merivale’s payroll systems ahead of an upcoming mediation in a $129 million underpayment class action covering 13,500 employees.
Judge says vaccine lawsuit against Monash Health was not ‘doomed to fail’
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A judge has declined to award costs against a group of nurses who recently dropped their Fair Work lawsuit against Monash Health, saying the case was not “doomed to fail” and noting the “extremity” of the Victorian government’s vaccine mandate for workers.
ACCC flags competition concerns over $1.2B Port of Geelong acquisition
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The ACCC has expressed preliminary concerns that Spirit Super and Palisade Investment Partners’ proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of the Port of Geelong could substantially lessen competition in Victoria for the supply of bulk cargo port services.
High Court won’t hear ALP members’ challenge to federal takeover of election
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The High Court has declined special leave to members of the Victorian Labor party to challenge a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in Victorian electorates by federal administrators during their takeover of the state party was lawful.
Securing ACCC nod for patent settlement with rivals no easy task, first draft decision shows
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The competition regulator has proposed to deny authorisation for a patent settlement that sought to permit early entry of generic drugs. Whether the companies involved will be able to quell the ACCC’s concerns remains to be seen, but what is clear is that future authorisation applications will contend with significant forensic challenges, writes Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s Odette Gourley, Richard Flitcroft, David Fixler and Ian Reynolds.
Explosion of cost referees in class actions a boon for group members
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The practice of appointing independent consultants to scrutinise legal costs in class actions has accelerated in the past four years and has resulted in millions of dollars going to group members, a new report reveals.
7-Eleven class action lawyer accused of retaliation, deliberate late billing
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A solicitor running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven “retaliated” against a group member who objected to a $98 million settlement and issued a late $6.5 million legal bill to benefit a litigation funder, a court has heard.
Silk for Deutsche Bank in failed ACCC case elevated to NSW Court of Appeal
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The senior counsel for Deutsche Bank in its sucessful defence against the ACCC’s landmark cartel case is one of three new judicial appointments in NSW.
Barristers warn against blanket rule for return to chambers
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Barristers have cautioned against a one-size-fits-all approach amid calls for a return to chambers and ‘business as usual’ in the New South Wales courts.