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Judge to hear second group costs order bid in G8 shareholder class action
Class Actions 2021-09-23 1:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A Victoria Supreme Court judge will hear the second ever application for a group costs order in a shareholder class action against G8 Education, saying she hoped to deal with the bid in a “straightforward way”.
Judge slams ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach to Fair Work claims
Catherine Bembrick 2021-09-23 6:46 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
A judge hearing a $2 million dispute between a former tenured professor and the University of New South Wales has lamented the lengthy pleadings filed in Fair Work cases, saying “everything but the kitchen sink seems to be thrown in, without any discrimination”.
Victoria’s EPA ignored climate change law in renewing power station licences, suit says
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-09-23 10:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Victoria's environment watchdog has been taken to court over its decision to renew the licences of the state's three remaining coal power stations, a test case under the state's Climate Change Act and the latest in a series of climate lawsuits.
Pharmacor challenges patent extension for Biogen’s MS drug
Ben Mee 2021-09-23 2:14 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
An Australian generic drug manufacturer has struck back at patent lawsuit by Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen, alleging a patent for MS drug Tecfidera is invalid and a that a patent term extension for the drug  was wrongly granted.
Energy regulator takes Tesla big battery owner to court
AER 2021-09-23 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Energy Regulator has filed court proceedings against Hornsdale Energy Reserve, the owner and operator of the world's second largest lithium-ion battery, for allegedly failing to provide promised contingency services to avoid power disruptions in 2019.
Judge won’t let two class actions against Freedom Foods, Deloitte run in parallel
Alistair Pound 2021-09-22 1:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A judge has rejected an application by the plaintiffs in two class actions against Freedom Foods and Deloitte to run their cases side-by-side, but said she would have granted a bid to consolidate the proceedings had that been sought.
Class action mediation ‘pointless’ without unregistered group member data, Pitcher Partners says
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-09-22 4:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge has refused a bid by accounting firms Pitcher Partners and EY to access share trading data of unregistered group members in a securities class action over advice to Slater & Gordon, despite claims upcoming mediation will be "pointless" without the information.
Forum Finance director faces $300,000 legal bill, can’t mount defence, court told
Allens 2021-09-22 9:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A Forum Finance director is unable to file a defence against Westpac’s $400 million fraud case because his former solicitor has refused to hand over case files to his new lawyers until he pays a “remarkable” $300,000 legal bill, a court has heard.
QBE says infectious disease exclusion applies to COVID-19 claims in Victoria
Allens 2021-09-22 4:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
While a first test case in NSW rejected insurers' interpretation of infectious disease exclusions in COVID-19 business interruption policies, potentially putting the industry on the hook for billions of dollars in claims, QBE says the law is on its side in Victoria.
Judge denies law firm’s bid for indemnity costs, says $2.7M case not ‘hopeless’
Business of Law 2021-09-22 5:10 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid for indemnity costs after it failed to convince a judge that its settlement offer to a former client was anything more than a demand to capitulate in a “hard fought” legal battle over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.