Dentons Australia chair and CEO Doug Stipanicev has hit back at claims made in a lawsuit by a former partner over an article he shared that spewed anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
Dentons is facing a lawsuit by a former partner who alleges the law firm’s Australian chair emailed him a conspiracy-laden anti-vaccine pamphlet.
Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.
P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.
Hospitality giant Mantle Group is stuck with a decision that found it systematically underpaid employees, after failing to convince the High Court that review was warranted because “harsh” comments made by the Fair Work Commission gave rise to the appearance of bias.
A class action trial has heard that allegedly flammable Alucobond panels provided by 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel are comparable to petrol and could present an āinsurmountable challengeā to containing a fire.
Several insurers have won a dispute with two Melbourne businesses about whether an industrial special risks policy can cover losses suffered during COVID-19 lockdowns, with a judge finding the policy did not respond just because there were recorded cases in Melbourne.Ā
A judge has approved a $8.25 million settlement in a class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers brought by Axsesstoday bondholders over an allegedly misleading bond prospectus.
Building materials manufacturer 3A Composites has lost a challenge to questions for a judge at an initial trial of a class action over combustible cladding, with a judge finding the issue of whether the company’s Alucobond panels were of acceptable quality was common to all group members.Ā
PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a class action on behalf of Axsesstoday bondholders over an allegedly misleading bond prospectus, bringing the settlement total to $9.5 million after a group of insurers agreed to pay $1 million to settle the class action’s claims.