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Ansell faces class action investigation over profit downgrade
Class Actions 2022-10-19 2:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
Medical glove maker Ansell is facing a shareholder class action investigation over a January earnings downgrade that sent the company's share price plummeting.
High Court won’t hear appeals in COVID-19 business interruption test cases
Allens 2022-10-14 5:03 pm By Christine Caulfield
An appeals court's "radical" approach in the treatment of JobKeeper payments won't be scrutinised by the High Court, which on Friday declined to hear an appeal by IAG in the second set of COVID-19 business interruption test cases.
Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak ‘no accident’, class action trial hears
Amy Reid 2022-10-12 9:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess that left 28 people dead was “something that was very likely to happen” and the cruise should never have sailed, a court heard as a class action trial against Carnival PLC kicked off.
Criminal case should run before COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action, court told
Adam Hochroth 2022-09-27 2:05 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne
The state of Victoria has brought criminal action against the DHHS over its handling of the hotel quarantine debacle in 2020 and wants to push off separate class action proceedings until the charges are heard.
Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries calls for public input
Coronavirus 2022-09-13 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield
The inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison's appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios is now seeking public submissions.
Class action asks High Court to hear appeal over Ruby Princess’s foreign passengers
Amy Reid 2022-09-12 11:17 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.
Full Court upholds class action waiver in Ruby Princess case
Amy Reid 2022-09-02 9:42 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
The Full Federal Court has thrown out a decision that found foreign passengers could join a class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess, finding a class action waiver was not unfair.
Snap Fitness franchisee loses COVID-19 coverage appeal, but ‘conformity clause’ debate still live
Appeals 2022-08-31 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge brought by a Snap Fitness franchisee to a ruling that found insurer Lloyd’s could rely on a conformity clause in its policy to deny business interruption coverage to the NSW gym for losses related to COVID-19.
Victoria can’t quash hotel quarantine class action
Adam Hochroth 2022-08-26 10:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
The state of Victoria can't duck class action claims that failures in its hotel quarantine program caused businesses to suffer losses when stage three and four restrictions were put in place during the state's second wave of COVID-19 cases in 2020.
Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Article 2022-08-24 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.