Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security for costs in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a “business risk willingly undertaken” by ...

Defendants in the last year’s most lucrative class action settlements paid significantly more to resolve their cases than businesses shelled out in the previous two years.

An Australian fashion designer has asked the High Court to overturn a Full Court win for singer Katy Perry in a long-running trade mark dispute, saying the court’s findings “wrongly privilege the ...

Defendants in the last year’s most lucrative class action settlements paid significantly more to resolve their cases than businesses shelled out in the previous two years.

The government has proposed tougher penalties to crack down on the improper use of legal professional privilege claims in Commonwealth investigations.

Healthcare 2024-12-19 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield ...

A judge has approved a $57.5 million settlement in a class action against ANZ over credit card interest, including allowing the funder to recoup $1.2 million in after-the-event insurance costs.

Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corporation has taken its first step into the Australian residential market, partnering with developer Mirvac on a housing development in Sydney’s northwest that is expected to ...

Legal Ethics 2024-12-18 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield ...

The government has proposed tougher penalties to crack down on the improper use of legal professional privilege claims in Commonwealth investigations.

The conduct of an unprepared barrister who attended the first day of an eight-day hearing without reading the full brief has been referred to the Legal Services Commissioner.

Employment 2024-12-17 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield ...