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‘Itā€™s as if court dates just grow on trees’: Judge slams parties in cosmetic surgery class action
Class Actions 2024-03-07 2:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against the parties in a class action against Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates for ā€œrepeated failure to comply with court ordersā€ in the two-year-old case.

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Government rejects $510M settlement offer in live exports class action
Class Actions 2024-01-19 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Minister for Agriculture has rejected an offer to settle a nine-year-old class action over the governmentā€™s 2011 ban on the live export of cattle for $510 million plus up to $390 million in legal costs and interest.Ā 

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Government urged to shell out $900M to settle live exports class action
Class Actions 2023-12-04 10:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicant in a nine-year-old class action over the government’s 2011 live exports ban has urged the Commonwealth to pay up to $900 million to settle the case, after earlier settlement efforts flopped.

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Live exports ban class action may face more delays as Full Court hearing flagged
Class Actions 2023-10-18 11:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has balked at the court being asked to examine the internal workings of the Indonesian government in the nine-year old live exports ban class action, flagging a possible Full Court hearing of the matter before damages are finalised.

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Judge rejects latest pleading in plastic surgery class action
Class Actions 2023-08-10 10:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has directed a class action on behalf of 1,000 patients of Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates to have another go at articulating claims that Lanzerā€™s clinic should be liable for allegedly ā€˜horrificā€™ complications.Ā 

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‘Cloud cuckoo land’: Judge questions class action’s bid to beef up export ban damages claim
Class Actions 2023-07-07 11:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a class action over the government’s total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia has challenged the applicantā€™s bid to base group member damages on an increased number of cows that could have been exported, three years after the lead applicant won a $2.9 million judgment.

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‘Theyā€™re not going to get anything until 2030’: Irate judge slams delays in live export ban case
Agriculture 2023-04-21 3:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against continuing delays in a class action against the Federal Government over its total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011, as group members continue to go unpaid almost three years after a ruling awarding $2.9 million to the lead applicant.

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Lawyers celebrate ā€˜pragmaticā€™ new Chief Justice with ā€˜big heartā€™
Courts 2023-03-31 10:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The legal industry has praised the historic appointment of Debra Mortimer as the first female Chief Justice of the Federal Court, noting her modern approach to managing cases and compassionate nature.Ā 

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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Litigation Law Firms of the Year 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.

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Climate change class action urgent given ‘what is at stake’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-07-19 1:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has put a climate change class action on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders on a tight timetable and committed herself to handing down judgment soon after trial, saying the case was one of “considerable urgency”.

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