Andy Sidler

A class action against Optus over a 2022 data breach that affected 10 million customers has won leave to intervene in parallel cases by the media authority and information commissioner.

Insurers Marsh Limited and Insurance Australia Limited are seeking production of two reports by Deloitte commissioned by a Swiss law firm in litigation over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill Capital. 

Shell is seeking to recover $83 million from former joint venture partners Woodside and Paladin after the Commonwealth imposed a levy to cover the cost of decommissioning an abandoned offshore oil platform off the coast of Darwin.

A New South Wales-based Aboriginal charity can't make submissions in support of a former coal mine's pivot to biomass fuel, with a court rejecting the argument that its concerns would not otherwise be raised. 

Noting the aging group members, a judge has pushed the parties in two class actions against aged care facilities over COVID-19 outbreaks to shoot for a 2027 or early-2028 trial date.

Kicking off its appeal of a finding that it couldn't walk away from a $672 million merger agreement with Mayne Pharma, US drug company Cosette has told a court that Mayne was not upfront about its financial position prior to the deal.

A judge has found that a trustee accused of being jointly liable for $790,000 in costs arising from Land and Environment Court proceedings can inspect his Gold Coast lawyers’ files to decide whether to sue them for negligence.

Venture capital firm EVP has sought the court’s leave to proceed with claims against Strongroom AI founder and former director Christopher Durre, despite his financial state. 

Law firm Russells has asked the High Court to overturn a decision which found it could not rely on privileged communications to defend itself against allegations of incompetence from former client Meadowbrook Golf Course.  

Law firm Russells has asked the High Court to overturn a decision which found it could not rely on privileged communications to defend itself against allegations of incompetence from former client Meadowbrook Golf Course.