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$112M Robodebt class action settlement has ‘bigger set of losers’ than normal, court hears
Class Actions 2021-05-07 10:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court-appointed contradictor has asked for changes to a $112 million settlement in the Robodebt class action against the federal government, saying it is unfair that some group members won’t receive financial compensation from the settlement, which had a “bigger set of losers” than normal.

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Rape allegations ‘could not be dismissed as trivial’, ABC says in defence to Porter suit
Defamation 2021-05-07 9:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter’s lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.

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‘Like a loaded gun’: Ben Roberts-Smith in danger of reprisals from Taliban, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith faces potential reprisal from the Taliban as a soldier accused of war crimes, a judge has been told as she hears a dispute over the release of documents on four key Afghani witnesses set to testify in his upcoming defamation trial.

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Judge signs off on $38.4M settlement in Estia Health class action
Class Actions 2021-05-07 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been given the greenlight by a Federal Court judge, who also approved the funders’ recovery of after-the-event insurance, a decision that puts him at odds with some of his colleagues on the bench.

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ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-07 11:53 am By Christine Caulfield

Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.

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Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Defamation 2021-05-06 11:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to block the public from seeing portions of the ABC’s defence to claims that it defamed him with an article detailing historical rape allegations.

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Judge ‘troubled’ over fairness of $112M Robodebt class action settlement
Class Actions 2021-05-06 10:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the Robodebt class action has raised concerns about the fairness of a $112 million settlement in the case, which will provide no financial benefit to some group members and will extinguish their rights to make claims against the federal government.

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BlueScope questions ‘roving inquiry’ by ACCC in cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-06 10:11 am By Cindy Cameronne

BlueScope Steel has raised concerns over the ACCC’s subpoenas to produce documents in its civil penalty proceedings against the steel company, saying it may significantly broaden the regulator’s claims about which businesses are its competitors.

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Settlement reached in lawsuit against Arrium directors
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-05-05 5:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A mid-trial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors and officers for allegedly engaging in insolvent trading.

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India travel ban faces Federal Court challenge
COVID-19 2021-05-05 4:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

A 73-year old Australian man has filed a constitutional challenge to the Morrison government’s decision to ban travel from India amid a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country.

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