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Judge’s ‘Foxy Robinson’ comment did not create appearance of bias: court
Appeals 2024-09-05 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Darwin Airport, which is locked in litigation with an airport hotel, has succeeded in overturning a finding of apprehended bias against a Local Court judge for referencing the nickname of the hotel’s director, local construction magnate John ‘Foxy’ Robinson.

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One year after scolding from judge, TWE class action still stalled in discovery
Class Actions 2022-09-20 1:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns with Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their slow progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, one year after scolding the firms for their delay in filing evidence.

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Treasury Wine’s blackout of board papers ‘not justified’, class action judge says
Class Actions 2022-05-23 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates has won access to information said to prove there were reduced wine sales in the United States, with a judge finding the wine producer’s redactions of board papers were “not justified”.

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Treasury Wine Estates’ ‘fishing’ claim against class action firms falls flat
Class Actions 2022-04-05 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firms accused of “fishing for a case” in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates have won access to key financial information in reports to the company’s board, with a registrar finding the material was relevant to the case.

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Law firms accused of ‘fishing’ to expand class action against Treasury Wine Estates
Class Actions 2022-04-04 4:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon are “fishing for a case” against Treasury Wine Estates, a court has heard during a discovery fight in a consolidated shareholder class action against the Penfolds wine maker.

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‘Astonished’ judge scolds law firms for slow progress in Treasury Wine Estates class action
Class Actions 2021-11-12 5:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Victoria Supreme Court judge has admonished Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their less than speedy progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, after hearing that evidence would not be filed by the plaintiffs until the end of 2022.

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Full Court finds Bellamy’s cost-capping appeal ‘not strong’, but denies indemnity costs
Class Actions 2019-10-07 4:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A failed challenge by baby food maker Bellamy’s Australia to a decision rejecting its application to limit legal costs in two class actions was “not strong”, but was not so unreasonable as to put them on the hook for indemnity costs, the Full Federal Court has ruled.

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Bellamy’s interests protected without class action cost-capping, Full Court says
Appeals 2019-08-28 8:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Concerns about duplicative costs in multiple class actions are better addressed by case management decisions aimed at cutting excessive expense, not by limiting the amount lawyers representing group members can spend, the Full Federal Court has said in dismissing an appeal by baby food maker Bellamy’s.

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