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Insurer loses bid for separate legal teams in silica exposure suit
A judge has rejected insurer AAI's bid to have a labour hire company and a mining contractor represented by separate legal teams in a worker’s negligence suit related to silica exposure.
Class action probe targets Uber over driver misconduct claims
Uber is facing a class action investigation on behalf of women riders who have been subjected to assault, harassment or other misconduct by drivers.
Shine Lawyers judgment deferral bid an abuse of process, judge says
A judge has ordered Shine Lawyers to pay costs in a client’s negligence claim, finding that it was improper for the firm to seek to reopen the case to rely on documents that were of limited relevance. 
Wotton Kearney lures insurance duo from Hunt & Hunt
Wotton Kearney has picked up two seasoned personal injury experts from Hunt & Hunt, beefing up its Victorian insurance practice. 
Slater & Gordon faces professional negligence suit
Slater & Gordon is facing a professional negligence suit by a client it represented in a work injury claim against Telstra. 
Shine Lawyers breached obligations with duplicative cases, judge finds
A judge has found that Shine Lawyers breached its obligations to the court by extending the life of a void 2022 proceeding and then filing a new case over the same claim.
Shine gets extension to serve class actions over stomach acid drugs
Shine Lawyers has won a 12-month extension to serve class actions three against drug companies that sell proton pump inhibitors.
Law firm drops ‘uneconomic’ Fairbridge Farm School class action
A class action that sought to quash a settlement reached on behalf of child abuse victims who attended NSW’s Fairbridge Farm School has been discontinued, with a court hearing the case was "uneconomic". 
High Court slashes $800K exemplary damages win for Don Dale detainees
The High Court has slashed by 75 per cent the exemplary damages won by former youth detainees in Darwin who were unlawfully sprayed with tear gas, despite finding the conduct was "reprehensible". 
Cement Australia can’t have initial hearing in fight over $1.2M asbestos claim
Cement Australia has lost its bid to have a construction issue relating to a deed of release in a fight with a defunct subsidiary over a $1.2 million asbestos claim determined ahead of trial.