Class Actions
High Court to hear class action appeal against former NAB super trustee
The applicant in a failed class action against former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees over $165 million in conflicted remuneration has won High Court leave to challenge the dismissal of his case.
Employment
BHP to get Full Court’s ear in challenge to public holiday class action
A Full Federal Court is set to hear BHP's challenge to the employment law underpinning a union's class action, with the energy giant to argue that the Fair Work Act provision governing public holidays is not capable of breach.
ASIC
ASIC alleges Keystone’s Chiodo used property fund to pay legal fees
Former Keystone Asset Management director Paul Chiodo has agreed not to raise money for his property fund Royce Capital after ASIC alleged the fund was secretly being used to cover his legal fees in the regulator’s enforcement action.
Discrimination
High Court won’t hear Giggle for Girls appeal of trans woman’s win
The High Court has declined to hear social media app Giggle for Girls' appeal seeking to reverse a finding that it committed direct discrimination on the basis of gender identity by excluding a transgender woman from its platform.
Policy and Regulation
Victoria’s WFH laws amended after pushback from business
Victoria's landmark working from home laws have been revised after lobbying from business groups, with the changes meaning employers can temporarily revoke the right if the arrangement becomes unreasonable.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Jetstar class action files bid to add deceit, consumer guarantee claims
A class action against Jetstar over flight cancellations during COVID-19 wants to add claims alleging the airline breached consumer guarantees and made intentionally false statements to hundreds of thousands of customers.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
Class Actions
United Petroleum class action in search of case after 4 years, court told
A franchisee class action against United Petroleum has dropped a swathe of claims, including allegations of misleading and deceptive conduct, as it seeks to amend its case for the tenth time in four years.
Appeals
Tabcorp stuck with $1.5B loss after High Court passes on tax fight
The High Court has declined Tabcorp's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling that found it was not entitled to a $1.49 billion tax deduction for loss when a licence with the state of Victoria expired in 2012.
Business of Law
Russells loses special leave bid in costs fight with client
The High Court won't hear Russells' bid to overturn a decision which found it could not rely on privileged communications to defend itself against allegations of incompetence from former client Meadowbrook Golf Course.
