A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicantās pleading mistake.
A former EY partner is trying again to keep their identity secret in proceedings brought by the Tax Office alleging they promoted tax exploitation schemes.
The lead plaintiff and several group members in a class action against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries have āvery strongā opposition to adding individual clubs, a court has heard.
A judge has dismissed the corporate regulatorās first-ever case over unfair insurance contracts terms, finding it was not unfair for an insurer to require customers to notify it if anything changed about their home or its contents.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won an interim travel ban against the CEO of software company Dubber Corporation and its external solicitor in Melbourne, with the regulator saying it suspects misuse of term deposit funds.Ā
Hells Angels has asked the High Court to reinstate an award of $78,000 for online marketplace Redbubble’s infringement of its trade marks, after the Full Court found it was owed just $100 in nominal damages.
Investors in an apartment development in Melbourne have brought a class action against the responsible managers for two managed investment schemes, alleging their funds were misused.Ā
Google has criticised two competition class actions which piggyback on claims brought by Fornite developer Epic Games as “opportunistic”, but counsel for the class actions told a court the suits on behalf of more than 15 million group members were in the public interest.
A judge has set aside subpoenas in a class action against Mercedes-Benz over alleged emissions cheating seeking material to identify group members and clarify the composition of the class, finding they were not issued for a legitimate forensic purpose.
The AFL has scored a small victory in concussion litigation brought by players, winning an order temporarily halting a case by former Western Bulldogs player Liam Picken.