A busy judge has pushed the parties in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto to split the trial to focus first on the question of whether the company’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer so that he can avoid writing a judgment of âhundreds and hundredsâ of pages.
Former Nuix CEO Edward Sheehy is challenging his loss in a lawsuit claiming he’s owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement with the technology company.
Boutique law firm Barry Nilsson has snagged five senior lawyers, including a partner, from Sparke Helmore to join its Adelaide insurance team as part of a broader expansion strategy.Â
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge in a lengthy legal drama between the children of one of Australiaâs richest families, finding that a lawsuit over $200 million in Lendlease purchase options was not brought in good faith.
Japanese oil company Inpex has lost its bid for a split trial in a dispute with insurers AIG Australia and Mitsui Sumitomo over coverage for litigation related to defects at the $45 billion Ichthys liquified natural gas project in the Northern Territory.
The Full Federal Court has set aside a $150,000 defamation judgment for sports presenter Erin Molan and remitted the matter for a new trial, after finding a judge failed to properly consider publisher the Daily Mail’s defence of contextual truth.
A judge has largely approved the funder’s commission and legal fees to be deducted from a $192.5 million settlement of a class action against oil company PTTEP, despite the costs halving the amount to go to group members.
A law firm has won its second bid for a group costs order in three class actions against banks over flexible commission schemes after a judge in 2021 rejected what was then the first-ever application for a contingency fee.
Two former executives of investment fund Benjamin Hornigold Limited have been charged with offences related to $3.8 million in payments.
Network Ten has fired back at journalist Tegan Georgeâs reworked sex discrimination case, claiming that its alleged failure to prevent a âsexually hostile, demeaning and oppressiveâ culture was not unlawful under the Fair Work Act.