On the first day of a seven-week trial, the applicant in a class action against Monsanto has taken aim at the agrochemical giantās āsame old approachā to undermining decades of evidence it says demonstrates the cancer-causing properties of popular weed killer Roundup.
Legal bodies have expressed alarm at the implications of a ruling that put a judge on the hook for damages for ordering the wrongful imprisonment of a Queensland man and have called for legislative action, but one expert says the judgment is unlikely to open the floodgates.
Two barristers have been elevated to the Federal Court bench, including a silk known for his work in employment class actions.
A judge has endorsed Medibankās bid to sue the OAIC so the court can weigh in on the health insurerās bid to halt the regulator’s investigation in favour of a class action over its October data breach, saying the OAIC’s interference with the court proceedings could constitute a contempt of court.
A paparazzo suing Seven for defamation over an interview with Meghan Markleās father has failed to strike out the broadcasterās contextual truth defence alleging he is a conman that sought to portray victims of Harvey Weinstein in a bad light.
A Queensland man has prevailed in his case alleging Federal Circuit and Family Court Judge Salvatore Vasta unlawfully imprisoned him for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, winning over $300,000 in damages.
A disgruntled client who accused a Sydney-based law firm of running a “woefully prepared” case has lost his appeal of a judge’s rejection of his bid for a $225,000 personal costs order against the firm.
A judge has hit BlueScope Steel with a $57.5 million penalty for engaging in attempted cartel conduct and ordered a former executive to personally pay a $575,000 penalty.
A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over the installation of allegedly loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites is fighting two applications for security for costs which it says canāt be met, as funders take little interest in the case.
Star Entertainment coughed up $595 million in regulatory and legal costs in the 2023 financial year, as it faces ongoing disputes with ASIC and AUSTRAC and an $80 million class action.