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Barrister settles lawsuit over client loss in $24.5M property spat
Alan Herskope 2021-02-04 4:36 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A Victorian barrister has reached a settlement on the eve of trial in a breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit brought by a former client who lost a court case over a $24.5 million real estate dispute.
Law firm, barrister face negligence trial over client’s loss in $24.5M property spat
Alan Herskope 2021-01-28 4:15 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A Melbourne law firm and barrister will soon face trial over allegations of breach of fiduciary duty brought by a former client who lost a lawsuit over a $24.5 million property joint venture.
Uber loses bid to shrink taxi driver class action
Automotive 2021-01-11 1:54 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne
A judge has rejected a bid by Uber to significantly trim a class action brought by Maurice Blackburn on behalf of successors and assignees or taxi drivers after the law firm unsuccessfully sought to add them to a separate class action against the ride share giant.
Former prosecutor in Victoria OPP’s sex offences unit loses appeal in PTSD case
Appeals 2020-11-24 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
An appeals court has overturned a $435,000 win for solicitor Zagi Kozarov, a former prosecutor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions specialist sexual offences unit, in her case blaming her working conditions for her severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Uber’s in-house lawyers must hand over emails in taxi driver class action
Alexia Staker 2020-11-04 6:13 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Rideshare giant Uber Technologies has lost a bid to keep its in-house legal team from handing over emails to a class action brought by Australian taxi drivers as well as the company behind the GoCatch taxi app.
Judge should have thrown out taxi driver class action, Uber tells appeals court
Appeals 2020-05-28 9:52 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
Uber has once again attempted to put the brakes on a landmark class action which alleges the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states, telling a court of appeal that the trial judge wrongly departed from prevailing laws.
Law firm hits Uber with another class action after court loss
Class Actions 2020-04-28 12:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A plaintiffs law firm has fired off another class action against Uber after losing a bid to amend the group definition in a class action brought against the ride-sharing giant last year.
Judge shoots down amendment to group definition in Uber class action
Class Actions 2020-04-02 5:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A judge has denied a bid by the applicant in a massive class action against ride-sharing giant Uber to amend the group definition to include successors and assignees of those with claims, saying the request was made too late and that it was not clear who exactly would be included in the new group.
‘Good practical sense’: Judge OKs taxi driver class action against Uber
Class Actions 2020-01-06 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Uber has failed to put the brakes on a massive class action alleging the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states.
Landmark Uber class action should be thrown out, court told
Class Actions 2019-09-04 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A class action alleging a conspiracy between ride-share giant Uber and related entities to launch a car service to take business from taxi drivers across Australia has no prospect of success and should be struck out, a lawyer for Uber told a court Wednesday.