As the High Court hears oral arguments this week on the reach of power to make common fund orders for firms and funders bringing class actions, Lawyerly gives a cheat sheet on what the justices could do.
The plaintiff in an unsuccessful class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive device wants to see whether she can avoid paying costs in the case before deciding on whether to appeal the loss.
ASIC has lost its bid to pause the latest case brought by billionaire Clive Palmer, which alleges compulsory examinations that underpinned a criminal case against him were undertaken for an improper purpose.
A contractor for a proposed $100 million country club near Perth has lost a round in a legal battle that has stalled the project, losing a bid for a freezing order against the landowner.
Discount grocery giant Aldi has lodged an appeal after a court found its Mamia Baby Puffs copied the look of rival Little Bellies baby snacks.
Corporate advisory firm Shaw and Partners is entitled to its full fees for working on a $20.5 million capital raising with ASX-listed tech company NetLinkz, a court has found.
Dentons has reached a settlement with a former real estate partner who claims he was forced to resign from the law firm and accused the firm’s Australian chair of sharing an anti-vaccine email.
A judge says his experience working alongside the law firm pursuing an investor class action against Origin Energy prior to his appointment to the bench does not disqualify him from hearing the case.
The judge who approved a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival said it should be regarded as a victory that cruise passengers got anything, when the case was pleaded at an “unsustainably high level”.
Otsuka Pharmaceuticals is challenging a decision revoking its patent for an injectable version of antipsychotic drug Abilify.