Law Firms

A judge has tossed an environmental group's bid for judicial review of a minister's approval of plans to build water regulating structures at the Nyah Floodplain in Victoria, saying the approval was contingent on plans to offset effects on the Regent parrot.

Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a partner from US firm Sidley Austin to join its Asia Pacific energy and infrastructure practice. 

Two class actions against the state of Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their families are set to be discontinued after losing litigation funding.

Group members in a class action against Philips over alleged defective sleep apnea machines may seek to rely on US law, with potentially “major consequences” for how much damages they could receive, a court has heard. 

Do not believe “any word” said by actor and director Rebel Wilson in her defence against a defamation case by actress Charlotte MacInnes, after her evidence was “obliterated” by her own witnesses, a silk has said at the close of trial.

A judge has approved amendments to a shareholder class action against iSignthis and auditor Grant Thornton, over the opposition of the fintech firm, which argued the changes would amount to an abuse of process.

McCullough Robertson has lured a partner from Ashurst who has advised the Queensland government on the 2032 Olympic Games.

A class action that failed to prove 3A Composites and Halifax Vogel misled consumers about alleged flammable Alucobond cladding wants to notify group members they may be able to bring claims in Germany.

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed a new Australia head to succeed Alison Deitz, who has led the team since 2020.

Sportsbet has won its argument about the scope of a waiver of privilege in a class action over unlawful betting services, but a judge has found that the lead plaintiff can still keep communications with Maurice Blackburn under wraps.