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Leyonhjelm used settlement offer to ‘attack’ Sarah Hanson-Young, court hears
Former senator David Leyonhjelm used a settlement offer as another platform to attack Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young ahead of her win in a defamation case, a court has heard.
GetSwift shareholder info should be off limits for class action bookbuilding, judge told
Contact details of shareholders provided by GetSwift to the firm running a class action should not be used to recruit group members now that the common fund order in the case has been quashed, the logistics company has told a court.
Appco ‘running out of money’, class action judge hears as fight over insurance docs looms
Fundraising company Appco has told a judge overseeing a $90 million sham contracting class action it is "running out of money" and wants to mediate the dispute as soon as possible.
Court slashes $450,000 judgment against HWL Ebsworth
An appeals court has slashed a $450,000 judgment against law firm HWL Ebsworth to $127,000, after finding a former partner who sued the firm for unfair dismissal had not lost the opportunity to seek other employment.
‘Only I get to use Latin’: Unconscionable conduct claim is in, ‘inter alia’ is out in Suncorp class action
The judge overseeing a conflicted remuneration class action against Suncorp has allowed the class to bring an unconscionable conduct claim, but put the kibosh on the plaintiff's use of the phrase 'inter alia,' saying "only I get to use Latin".
De-classing threat revived as 3A Composites slams ‘simply shambolic’ combustible cladding action
German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites has again threatened to call for the de-classing of a class action brought over allegedly combustible cladding, slamming the case against it as "simply shambolic" and the conduct of the applicant as "utterly irresponsible".
Google slams ACCC’s ‘artificial and incorrect’ case over location data disclosures
Google has come out in defence of its privacy disclosures to Android mobile users in the face of landmark legal action by the ACCC, saying the consumer regulator's allegations of misleading conduct rely on an "artificial and incorrect" account of the way it informs users of the collection and use of personal location data.
‘Haircut’ by law firm, funder in Forge class action settlement appropriate, judge says
A self-imposed cap on legal fees and a reduced funding cut of a $16.5 million settlement in a class action against failed construction company Forge Group was the right call by the law firm and the funder behind the case, a judge has said in his reasons for approving the deal.
High Court to hear landmark personal leave case
The High Court will hear food manufacturer Mondelez' challenge to a ruling that struck down its method for calculating workers' personal days.
High Court shoots down ABC, Nine appeal in Chau Chak Wing defamation case
The High Court will not hear an appeal by the ABC and Nine seeking to revive their truth defence in a defamation lawsuit brought by Chinese businessman Chau Chak Wing.