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High Court to hear class action waiver challenge in Ruby Princess case
Amy Reid 2023-03-17 4:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has granted leave to the applicant in a class action against Carnival PLC to appeal a ruling that upheld a class action waiver in tickets bought by foreign passengers on the ill-fated Ruby Princess in 2020.

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Class action judge concerned about Colonial ‘siphoning’ $655M to CBA
CBA 2023-03-17 2:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge overseeing a class action against Colonial First State Investments has raised concerns about a $655 million dividend to CBA, questioning whether group members’ recovery could be in danger.

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PFAS class action silk slams upcoming mediation as ‘solemn farce’
Catherine Gleeson 2023-03-16 9:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A senior barrister acting for a class action over the use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam on military bases has slammed an upcoming mediation as a “solemn farce”, as the federal government has said it will not be ready to commit to a settlement. 

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IPH, Latitude Financial latest victims of cyberattacks
Financial Services 2023-03-16 9:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IPH Limited, which owns IP firms Spruson & Ferguson and Griffith Hack, and lender Latitude Financial have become the latest victims of cyberattacks, with the latter revealing the personal data of hundreds of thousands of customers has been stolen.

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Optus ‘Boost’ promotions halted as Boost Tel lawsuit plays out
Ed Heerey 2023-03-16 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Telecommunications giant Singtel Optus has been barred from promoting various products using the word ‘boost’ until an intellectual property suit brought by Boost Mobile is resolved.

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Cushman & Wakefield director can’t shake injunction blocking jump to rival
Bridie Nolan 2023-03-16 3:10 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A director at office leasing company Cushman & Wakefield who accepted a job with a competitor has lost a bid to lift an injunction keeping her on garden leave for three months, with a judge finding she was the “author of her own misfortune” for failing to read her employment contract.

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‘Up for millions’: Bruce Lehrmann faces grilling in court over texts to girlfriend
Defamation 2023-03-16 1:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has faced cross-examination over text messages to his girlfriend in which he said he received legal advice that he could get “millions” if he filed a defamation case against Network Ten over its airing of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, a court has heard.

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Boston Scientific’s $105M settlement approved in pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2023-03-16 10:11 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Boston Scientific’s $105 million settlement of a class action over its pelvic mesh devices has secured court approval, but the costs billed by the law firm running the case will face further scrutiny.

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With ‘hesitation’, judge OKs $300M settlement in J&J class actions
Alec Leopold 2023-03-16 9:54 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has approved a $300 million settlement in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon — the largest settlement in the history of Australian product liability group proceedings — but a $100 million deduction for legal costs has yet to get the greenlight. 

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Acciona says no unfettered access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona 2023-03-15 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Acciona has hit back at a suit brought by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth alleging it was unlawfully shut out of the project site, with the Spanish infrastructure giant saying the entity had no “unlimited right of access.”

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