A landmark case brought by a shareholder advocacy group accusing Santos of greenwashing will seek to argue the energy company misled the market by presenting its carbon offset programs as plans to reduce emissions.
A class action on behalf of women injured by alleged defective pelvic mesh will not advise group members the estimated average return from the proceeds of a settlement against defunct device manufacturer TFSâ insurer because it would be “cruel”.
A New South Wales developer will mount a challenge to a Full Court decision that tossed the ACCCâs competition case against NSW Ports over an agreement to privatise two ports, arguing the majority ruling was âplainly wrongâ.
The judge overseeing a class action against Monsanto over its weed killer has rejected the agrochemical giant’s application to amend the common questions to be decided at a liability trial to account for its alternative defence.
The applicant in a class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY has raised an âoften overlookedâ principle to challenge the separate legal representation of two of the companyâs directors, dodging applications for almost $15 million in security â for now.
A judge has approved a $22 million settlement in a class action on behalf of a First Nations community that alleges their land was contaminated by toxic firefighting foam at a military base in Jervis Bay, citing the âvery realâ risks the case would face at trial.Â
A judge has approved a settlement with former directors of collapsed advisory firm Linchpin Capital under which insurer RiverStone will pay $6.3 million, which will be used to fund the investor class actionâs claims against AIG.
A judge overseeing a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action against PTTEP Australia on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers has balked at the âvery largeâ costs sought by Maurice Blackburn for administering the deal, expressing concerns that class action costs are âgetting out of controlâ.
A settlement with directors in an investor class action brought over the collapse of advisory firm Linchpin Capital is in the interests of group members, a judge has said.
A class action against AGL Energy alleges the Big three energy supplier’s adoption of “gaming” strategies in the supply of electricity in South Australia led to anomalous price spikes in the state.