Former AFL player Gary Ablett Sr is the latest footballer to launch legal action against the league over injuries allegedly caused by multiple concussions sustained on the field.
The New South Wales Supreme Court has declined in popularity as a venue for class action litigation since contingency fees were introduced in Victoria, according to a new report.
The former dean of art school LCI Melbourne is seeking over $860,000 in compensation in a case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message because she took paid annual leave during “the most important term of the year”.
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer cannot write off debilitating chronic pain and bleeding which patients allegedly experienced after being implanted with Essure contraceptives as “common women’s symptoms”, a court has heard in the first day of trial in a long-running class action.
Johnson Winter Slattery has lured a long time Corrs Chambers Westgarth lawyer to join its real estate team in Melbourne as a special counsel.
A second class action has been filed against the Australian Football League and four clubs on behalf of former players who allegedly suffered brain injuries after sustaining repeated concussions during games.
A judge has declined a bid by former United Petroleum franchisees to stay two Federal Court proceedings in light of a class action against the petrol giant over the introduction of loss-making Pie Face stores, finding the suits have little in common.
A Chinese crypto miner has won its equipment back, for now, after a Melbourne business it charged with looking after the machines allegedly allowed four other businesses to access them, culminating in a five-way stoush involving an ambulance and police.
A Melbourne lawyer has avoided a conviction for his contempt of court after skipping a compulsory examination in the course of an investigation over concerns about the running of his legal practice.
A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can “travel”, as KPMG continues to push to transfer a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium to New South Wales.