Opal Tower builder Icon and structural engineer WSP Structures have been joined as defendants in a class action brought by property owners, who have also added a slew of consumer law claims to the complex proceedings.
A judge has refused an application by banned lawyer Serene Teffaha for a temporary stay of a decision by Victoria’s legal watchdog to strip her of her practising certificate.
Two former detainees of youth detention centres in the Northern Territory can’t rejoin a class action against the NT government after settling their claims, despite the “unsatisfactory” circumstances surrounding their exclusion from the proceedings, a judge has found.
Slater and Gordon principal Kaitlin Ferris leadership prowess extends beyond the world of class actions, with the natural born leader also earning praise for “walking the walk” on equitable briefing and diversity.
The government’s proposed changes to the country’s continuous disclosure regime substitutes a “bright line legal test” with a “very very messy law” that will weaken enforcement and could undermine the integrity of Australia’s capital markets, a Senate committee has heard.
A judge has gutted a defence and counterclaim filed by the biggest unitholder in investment fund Vale in a battle with a litigation funder and liquidators over agreements to join two class actions against S&P Capital, a fight that threatened to hold up one of the class actions.
Plaintiffs in a class action against Advanta Seeds rejected a $10 million offer to settle the litigation, which was later dismissed by a judge.
The best piece of career advice barrister Dion Fahey ever got had nothing to do with getting ahead.
Perhaps the only thing that barrister William Edwards could show more enthusiasm for than the law — and class actions — is his beloved Richmond Tigers, and just like his favourite football team Edwards is on a winning streak.
A class action has been filed on behalf of major retailers seeking compensation over a May 2020 incident on the MV APL England vessel which saw valuable goods en route to Australia damaged or lost overboard during rough weather.