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Court rules international passengers can join Scenic Tours class action
International passengers from five countries have been given the go-ahead to join a class action alleging travel agency Scenic Tours owes damages to European cruise passengers forced to take buses when heavy rain flooded waterways to include.
Clayton Utz reopens Sydney office after employee’s wife cleared of coronavirus
Staff at the Sydney office of Clayton Utz can return to work Monday after the law firm sent employees home last week amid concerns that one of its employees has been exposed to the coronavirus.
Judge orders graphic warning for Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh products
A judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to include a graphic warning on the patient information leaflets and instructions for use that accompany four of its pelvic mesh products, following a class action over the devices which saw the three lead applicants awarded $2.6 million in damages.
Liquidator criticised for ‘inheriting improper purpose’ in seeking to grill NRL boss
A judge has set aside a liquidator's bid for public examination of National Rugby League boss Todd Greenberg and another high-ranking officer, finding the summonses were an "abuse of process" and that the company behind them had entered into liquidation for the sole purpose of grilling the officials.
Country Care fails in appeal of jury directions ruling in criminal cartel case
Country Care and two employees have lost an appeal of a first-of-its kind Federal Court ruling on jury directions in a criminal cartel case against the mobile equipment provider.
‘Total war’: Judge rejects Hytera’s new defence in Motorola IP dispute
Calling the complex intellectual property dispute a "total war" between the tech giants, a judge has dismissed a proposed amended defence by Hytera Communications to Motorola's allegations of copyright infringement, finding that the "wholly new case" would derail an upcoming trial in May and push it back by at least a year.
Ex-Norton Rose partner fails in last minute bid to have judge recused for bias
A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner who accused a Federal Court judge of bias has failed in his bid to have the judge recuse himself on the first day of trial in the long running termination dispute, which was heard in Melbourne this week.
Rural Funds wants $625,000 in damages from US short seller Bonitas
Agricultural fund management firm Rural Funds Management is seeking over $625,000 in damages from US short seller Bonitas Research, which was found by the NSW Supreme Court to have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in a report describing RFM's equity as "ultimately worthless" that sent the firm's share price plummeting.
Club denied funding takes legal action in ‘sports rorts’ scandal
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has taken legal action on behalf of a sports club which missed out on funding from a $100 million grants program, in what could be a test case for other clubs that lost out because of the so-called ‘sports rorts’ affair.
Clayton Utz sends staff home amid coronavirus concerns
Law firm Clayton Utz has sent staff at its Sydney office home amid concerns that one of its employees may have been exposed to the coronavirus.