A judge has discontinued a class action brought against a Queensland law firm over allegedly non-compliant conditional costs agreements, after finding no evidence that anyone other than the lead plaintiff was interested in bringing a claim.
The applicants in a class action against Navra Group have dropped their case after group members settled their claims in a separate proceeding with the defunct financial planner’s liquidators.
Former Labor MP Emma Husar has settled her defamation case against online media outlet Buzzfeed, following eight months of litigation over an article the ex-politician claimed implied she was a slut and accused her of sexual harassment and bullying.
The government has thrown its weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s call for checking the power of Facebook and Google, in a long-awaited final report that recommends a sweep of measures to crack down on the digital giants, and extend well beyond them.
A court has stayed a case against global lithium miner Galaxy Resources after finding that an insurance policy by the plaintiff’s funder and an associated undertaking and deed of indemnity were insufficient to cover security for costs.
A class action against the Federal Government’s Airservices has been dismissed after a “fatal” ruling that group members were not covered by enterprise agreements they argued had better terms than their own individually negotiated contracts.
A judge has ordered a leading doctor’s professional body to hand over its member list to the applicants in the Ethicon pelvic mesh class action, after the organisation tried to argue its physical member book didn’t strictly fall within the terms of a court order.
A judge has signed off on a confidential settlement resolving a class action brought by investors against Westpac over its role in an unregistered managed investment scheme run by now deceased financial advisor Tony Famularo.
Shareholders of Xenith IP have voted to approve a hard-fought takeover proposal by Australia’s largest intellectual property services firm IPH, in a deal that will create an IP services giant employing a staff of over 1,000 across the Asia Pacific.
The competition watchdog has signed off on a proposed merger of AP Eagers and Automotive Holdings Group, Australia’s two biggest auto retailers, on the condition that AP Eagers divest two new car dealerships.