Industries

A judge hearing a class action against J&J over allegedly ineffective cold medications has questioned the merits of soft class closure in large consumer cases where participation is likely be low, just days after another judge raised similar concerns in a case against Toyota. 

The former Australian head of HR at Jones Lang LaSalle claims she was ostracized and unfairly sacked in the wake of a harassment investigation into a senior manager, which sparked a media frenzy Australian leadership was allegedly told to "ignore".

The High Court has declined two special leave applications in lawsuits over the failed Pentridge Village development in Melbourne. 

A self-disclosed error in modelling by the law firm that ran a class action against Hino Motors has cost the firm an even deeper cut to its payout than the $6 million lopped off its settlement share last year.

Design tech giant Canva has settled Fair Work proceedings brought by a former software engineer over his sacking. 

Developer Mulpha is considering launching cross-claims against contractors in a class action on behalf of owners and investors of homes in a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park, NSW.

Developer Mulpha is considering launching cross-claims against contractors in a class action on behalf of owners and investors of homes in a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park, NSW.

Aquaculture group Seafarms wants the court to strike-out a suit by Kathmandu founder Jan Cameron alleging the ASX-listed company misled shareholders about its plans to build the world's largest prawn farm in the Northern Territory.

Liquidators for defunct construction group Hastie have launched a bid in its Federal Court case against Hall & Wilcox to refer a $18.6 million bill from the law firm to a costs assessor.

A community group is seeking to quash a decision approving Southern Cross Gold’s Sunday Creek exploration tunnel project 60 km north of Melbourne, arguing that its concerns about the environment and noise were ignored.