A judge has allowed a law firm running a shareholder class action against medical glove maker Ansell to earn a 40 per cent contingency fee, but slashed the rate for settlements or judgments over $50 million.
A class action has been launched seeking āhousing justiceā for Aboriginal tenants living in alleged substandard public housing in Western Australia.
Publishing reasons for refusing an application by Super Retail Group to redact parts of its former chief legal officerās case, a judge has called out the practice of “extensive” suppression applications despite the exhortations of courts that justice must be open.
The CDPP has complained about being brought back to court āagain and againā to deal with Clive Palmerās complaints about a compulsory examination by ASIC, as the corporate regulator seeks to have his case challenging the lawfulness of the seven year-old examination thrown out as an abuse of process.Ā
The former deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party will be required to give evidence in person in a defamation case against party leader John Pesutto by expelled party member Moira Deeming, with a judge noting the importance of cross-examination “chemistry” where credibility is at issue.
MinterEllison has lost four partners to Clayton Utz, including commercial litigator and head of Minters’ Canberra office, George Shaw.
Legal action by a Melbourne Football Club member challenging the AFL club’s board election rules has been dismissed, with a judge finding the rule banning campaigning by candidates is not oppressive as alleged.
Convenience store chain On the Run is mulling proceedings against United Petroleum, which allegedly paid $120,000 to a public relations firm to run a āmisleadingā ad campaign accusing it of wage theft.Ā
Budget airline Jetstar has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who were credited with travel vouchers for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic but were allegedly owed a refund.
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether the Federal Courtās prevailing approach to the disclosure requirements of the Patents Act āimposes too great a burden” on patent applicants.