Global law firm Ashurst has snagged a Thomson Geer partner to launch a superannuation practice offering end-to-end legal and consulting solutions for financial services clients in the $3.3 trillion sector.
A judge has censured Dominoâs Pizza and the lead applicant in an underpayments class action, saying their lack of cooperation made his âblood boilâ.
The lead applicants in a class action by Torres Strait Islanders have detailed their argument for why the federal government has a duty of care to protect them from the effects of climate change, following a Full Court judgment that shot down the duty of care argument in a class action by Australian teenagers.
Former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro considered “harming himself” after videos were posted by YouTuber Jordan Shanks as part of a âvile and particularly racist smear campaignâ facilitated by Google, a court has heard.
Journalist Tegan George will add sex discrimination claims against Network Ten to her lawsuit that alleges harassment and bullying by political journalist Peter van Onselen.
The will of “Australia’s worst landlord” — Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar — was forged in a conspiracy by his widow, daughter and son who feared losing his multimillion dollar business empire after his death, a court has found.
The owner of a Whitsundays resort has been ordered to hand over $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation allegedly urinated on him after a night of drinking.
Global firm Clifford Chance has lured a Corrs Chambers Westgarth litigation partner to meet the increased demand for projects expertise stemming from pandemic-related construction disputes.
A Federal Court judge has criticised “inappropriate” class action reforms pushed by the government, saying the courts have done a âgood jobâ of crafting solutions to deal with issues that arise in the class action regime.
Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said he watched âin horrorâ as a bill mandating that funded class actions be registered as managed investment schemes passed through Parliament in 2020 without consultation.