A judge has ordered an unnamed funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW governmentās legal costs in a class action alleging it fraudulently acquired land for the construction of the WestConnex tunnel and caused loss and damage to 3,000 land holders.
A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Myer joint venture to tender extra evidence, after a $100,000 miscalculation was discovered during cross-examination in the final days of a hearing.
Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing Fairfax for defamation, has lost an appeal of a judgeās decision refusing cross-examination of his ex-wife over allegations she accessed his private emails.
Mosaic Brands has lost its appeal of a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over alleged violations of the Spam Act.Ā
Two of the world’s largest manufacturers of explosives have taken their fight over three patents for a detonation device to the Federal Court.
Hall & Wilcox has appointed a new partner to join its real estate practice in Brisbane, the second partner appointment in as many months at the firm’s Queen Street offices.Ā
A proposed consolidation of two class actions against collapsed wealth manager Dixon Advisory has hit a snag, with Shine Lawyers wanting to ensure group members who have signed up for its no win, no fee proceeding don’t get stuck paying the commission of the funder backing its rival’s case.
A judge overseeing two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven that settled for $98 million has been urged to cut the payout to the law firm running the cases because it had a ātroublingā practice of deferring its fees.
A fight over the venue for a class action against KPMG by investors in the collapsed mining company Arrium has been taken to the High Court, and at the centre of the battle is a contingency fee order made in the case.
A shareholder class action against Virgin Australia over representations made in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising won’t put a dent in the airline’s financials, the company said Friday.