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Scenic Cruises ordered to pay $10M to passengers forced to take the bus
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-12 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a ā€œonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā€ but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.

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Opal Tower insurers question reasonableness of class action defence costs
Insurance 2022-09-06 3:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Three insurers for builder Icon are planning to test the reasonableness of a structural engineer’s defence costs in a now settled class action brought by apartment owners in Sydney’s ill-fated Opal Tower.

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Appeal lodged in class action by cruise voyagers forced to take the bus
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-24 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours is appealing a courtroom loss that could see it owing $25 million in damages in a class action by travelers who were promised a ā€œonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā€ but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city due to heavy rain and high water levels.

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Sparke Helmore had paralegal ā€˜at the helmā€™ of botched land sale, court told
Real Estate 2022-06-21 10:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm Sparke Helmore negligently failed to alert a NSW developer to an imminent deadline for two land sale contracts in a troubled $30 million development because a paralegal, rather than a solicitor, was ā€œat the helmā€, an appeals court has heard.

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$27M pelvic mesh class action settlement offer pulled amid ‘financial difficulties’
Class Actions 2022-06-01 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Settlement talks in a class action on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have failed after Astora Health took a long-standing $27 million settlement offer off the table.Ā 

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Sparke Helmore should face higher damages bill for negligence, developer says
Professional Negligence 2022-05-06 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A NSW developer says law firm Sparke Helmore should face a heftier damages bill for its negligence in failing to alert it to an imminent deadline in two land sale contracts worth a combined $1.5 million that were part of a troubled $30 million development.

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Pelvic mesh class actions nearing settlement, court told
Class Actions 2022-04-28 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Settlement talks in three class actions on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have progressed ā€œsubstantiallyā€, a court has heard.

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Scenic hit with damages of up to $25M in class action over luxury cruise turned bus tour
Class Actions 2022-04-14 10:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has made a long-awaited award of damages to travellers who were promised a ā€œonce in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europeā€ but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.

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WSP to target another insurer over Opal Tower class action coverage after discovering $50M policy
Insurance 2022-04-04 3:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The structural engineer behind Sydney’s Opal Tower plans to drag insurer Tokio Marine into a lawsuit against two of Icon’s insurers, after discovering another $50 million policy that responds to claims in a class action brought by apartment owners.

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Settlement talks in Astora pelvic mesh class action ‘well advanced’
Product Liability 2022-03-03 9:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Settlement talks in a class action brought by Shine Lawyers against Astora Women’s Health on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products are “well advanced”, while mediation in two similar actions is ongoing, a court has heard.

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