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Judge slams year-long delay in $80M case against CFMEU over robo-terminal blockade
Alex Manos 2021-01-29 1:29 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne
A judge has hit a Port Melbourne container terminal with costs for wasting time in a $80 million lawsuit against the CFMEU over picketing at the world's first fully automated container terminal, finding the company's explanations for the delay, including that COVID-19 had slowed it down, were "inconsistent" and "odd".
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.
Law firm accused in $27M suit of making unauthorised payments from client’s trust account
Construction 2021-01-25 3:23 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A national law firm made $3 million in unauthorised payments from a client's trust account and derailed a $24.3 million land development opportunity, according to a new lawsuit.
RMIT faces $2.9M suit by law professor who complained about race, sexuality discrimination
Education 2021-01-18 3:54 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
RMIT has been hit with a $2.9 million lawsuit by an Indigenous law professor who claims he was fired for complaining about "racially and sexually discriminatory remarks" allegedly made by one of the university's senior officials.
Hotel quarantine, aged care reports boost class actions, lawyer says
Carbone Lawyers 2020-12-21 8:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Reports exposing serious government and healthcare failures amid Victoria's second COVID-19 wave have strengthened the claims in class actions against the Andrews government and two aged care providers, according to the law firm behind the cases.
Law firm’s ‘overly combative manner’ prompts independent counsel appointment in bushfire class actions
Andrew Fraatz 2020-12-11 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge will appoint an independent barrister to determine the allocation of settlement proceeds between insured group members and their insurers from two St Patrick's Day bushfire class actions, finding that the 'overly combative' conduct of law firm Maddens warranted the appointment despite the extra costs involved.
‘Urgent action had to be taken’: Court tosses challenge to Victoria’s COVID-19 curfew
Coronavirus 2020-11-02 2:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit by restaurant owner and Liberal member Michelle Loielo challenging the validity of the Victoria government's now dropped COVID-19 curfew, with a judge finding that the measure was legal and "proportionate to the purpose of protecting public health".
Judge ‘troubled’ by firm’s bid to add client’s brother-in-law to $745,000 fee spat
Benjamin Murphy 2020-10-29 4:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A judge has criticised a law firm that is suing its former client, Melbourne cafe Barfly's, for $745,000 in legal fees after the firm sought to join the brother-in-law of Barfly's owner Tony Hachem to the case.
Class action to be filed against Monash IVF over discarded embryos
Class Actions 2020-10-21 3:33 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A Victoria Supreme Court class action will soon be filed against fertility clinic Monash IVF seeking compensation for women who allegedly had viable embryos discarded thanks to inaccurate genetic testing.
Victoria keeps options open in High Court lockdown challenge
Coronavirus 2020-10-16 6:29 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Victorian government has not decided how it will respond to a constitutional challenge brought in the High Court against the state's COVID-19 lockdown measures, and has been given just four more days to make its move.