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Seismic changes are set to lead to fundamental changes in the economic feasibility and incentives of the various stakeholders involved. The option to charge contingency fees on class actions will provide the commercial imperative for adopting tried and tested advanced technologies and working practices on class action matters, says James Moeskops of Sky Discovery.
Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has filed a lawsuit against betting competitor Sportsbetting.com.au for alleged trade mark infringement and consumer law violations.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said competition by smaller airlines was essential 'now, more than ever' as the airline industry undergoes a major upheaval due to the coronavirus and the administration of Virgin Airlines, and vowed to continue its probe of Qantas' 19.9 per cent stake in Alliance Airlines.
The High Court will not weigh in on a jurisdictional challenge by the Democratic Republic of East Timor to a lawsuit brought by Australian oil and gas company Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply agreement.
The High Court has declined Fortescue Metals' bid for special leave to appeal a ruling that granted native title to the Yinjibarndi people over a large section of land in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
The former group general counsel of Meriton is suing the property giant and billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff for unfair dismissal, claiming he was fired for refusing to lie to the court.
A criminal defence lawyer who represented convicted criminal Salim Mehajer has sued Fairfax Media over an article by a Sydney Morning Herald gossip columnist that allegedly implies she breached her oath as a solicitor for being romantically involved with clients.
A court has ruled that a litigation funder backing an unsuccessful real estate lawsuit by two broke plaintiffs must cover the legal costs after finding that the funder's goals in the case were "more to serve its own commercial and financial ends" than to assist its clients.
Brisbane-based Mantle Group has become the latest hospitality company to face a possible class action for allegedly failing to pay staff for all the hours they worked.
Spain has been hit with a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $128 million arbitration award in a dispute over the country's alternative energy investment policies, the fifth such lawsuit brought against the country in Australia.