Vocational education provider Box Hill Institute has agreed to pay $33 million to settle a class action by students who allege the diploma they obtained through the institute did not give them the knowledge or training needed to obtain a commercial pilot’s licence.Â
A COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess that left 28 people dead was âsomething that was very likely to happenâ and the cruise should never have sailed, a court heard as a class action trial against Carnival PLC kicked off.
Investors in Mayfair Groupâs collapsed IPO Wealth Fund have clawed back only a fraction of their alleged $67 million losses after a judge approved a settlement in a class action alleging the fundâs trustee misled unit holders.
The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has asked the High Court to overturn his own successful Full Court appeal of a decision that saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.
A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the funder can recoup the costs of after-the-event insurance from group members.
PTTEP Australia’s appeal of a class action finding that it breached a duty of care to thousands of farmers impacted by the 2009 Montara oil spill has been put on hold amid a fight between the funder and lawyers that is cloaked in confidentiality.
Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has suffered a partial defeat in appeals brought by rival ELMO Software and two former employees seeking to jump ship to a competitor.
A judge has refused a bid by manufacturer Howden to use an expert report before IP Australia in a dispute accusing rival Minetek of misappropriating confidential information for an industrial fan patent, saying it was âwastefulâ when a similar dispute was already before the court.
US medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific has withdrawn a controversial gag clause from of its $105 million deal to settle a class action by women allegedly injured by pelvic mesh devices after a judge raised concerns about its legality.
Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has told a court that Crikey publisher Private Media will be hard-pressed to use a new public interest defence as a shield against his defamation suit over an article allegedly linking the media mogul to the January 6 attack on the US Capital.