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ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million in a settlement of a class action over retrospective interest charges on credit cards.
Ashurst has bolstered its disputes team by reclaiming a senior commercial litigation partner from Clifford Chance, who has predicted more defence firms will cross over and represent plaintiffs in class actions.
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.
Indian generics company Sun Pharma has taken Otsuka Pharmaceutical to court, alleging an extension for the patent for an injectable form of the Japanese drug maker's blockbuster antipsychotic Abilify was wrongly granted and should be invalidated.
A judge is planning to consolidate an employee class action and a union case against McDonald’s, saying the union can take a payout from any settlement, similar to how a funder receives a commission.
Ashurst is beefing up its risk consulting division with four new partners, who will launch an infrastructure and capital projects group and grow the firm's data and analytics team.
Mainstream adoption of artificial intelligence in the legal community is right around the corner, and experts have urged law firm partners to take control and rise to the challenge rather than letting junior lawyers determine when and how the technology is utilised.
KPMG has won its application for the High Court to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order in determining a bid to transfer a shareholder class action from Victoria to NSW.
The Full Federal Court has found a native title tribunal failed to consider climate change when making a finding in relation to four new petroleum production leases for Santos' Narrabri gas project in New South Wales.
Qantas has been hit with a $250,000 fine for standing down a health and safety representative who directed co-workers to cease unsafe work during COVID-19, with a judge saying the airline's conduct was "shameful" and designed to "advance its own commercial interests".