High Court refuses special leave to losing GetSwift class action
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Appeals April 18, 2019 10:48 am By Christine Caulfied

The battle over competing shareholder class actions against logistics tech company GetSwift is over, with the High Court rejecting a bid by one of the losing class action applicants to take another look at their case.

Ticket reseller Viagogo duped customers, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection April 18, 2019 1:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ticket reseller Viagogo will face penalties after the court found it duped customers into thinking it was an official ticket vendor and failed to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent, causing some customers to pay hundreds of dollars more than what their tickets were actually worth.

Zoetis appeals security of costs ruling in horse vaccine class action
Class Actions April 18, 2019 1:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Horse vaccine maker Zoetis has appealed a ruling that denied its request for $450,000 as security for costs in an unfunded class action accusing it of failing to warn about the vaccine’s side effects.

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Lendlease hit with shareholder class action over engineering business disclosures
Class Actions April 18, 2019 2:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Construction giant Lendlease has been hit with a class action over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.

ACCC takes car rental company to court for threatening customers
Competition & Consumer Protection April 18, 2019 5:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The consumer watchdog has brought legal action against Australian 4WD Hire, accusing the car rental company of charging customers for damage to vehicles without evidence of damage, and threatening to slap on extra charges to customers who complained.

Ex-NAB financial adviser charged with fraud over alleged theft of clients’ money
Financial Services April 18, 2019 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former NAB financial adviser has been charged with fraud after allegedly impersonating clients and stealing $166,5oo from their accounts, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Thursday.

Lawerly holiday publishing schedule
Article April 18, 2019 8:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

In observance of the holidays, Lawyerly will be closed from Friday April 19 through Monday April 22. We will resume regular daily publishing on Tuesday, April 23, and will resume newsletter distribution on Wednesday, April 24. If you have any trouble accessing your Lawyerly account or have subscription enquiries during this time, please email subscriptions@lawyerly.com.au.

Appeals court revives $20M tip fire class action against NSW council
Class Actions April 23, 2019 3:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has revived a class action against a NSW council over loss and damage resulting from a 2009 tip rubbish fire, awarding the lead applicant over $100,000 in damages.

Pitcher Partners weighs cross claim against Ernst & Young in class actions over Slater & Gordon financials
Class Actions April 23, 2019 4:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accounting firm Pitcher Partners, which is facing two shareholder class actions over auditing work for Slater & Gordon, is considering filing claims of its own against the law firm’s current auditor, Ernst & Young.

‘One more thing’: Apple can’t stop Swatch from trade marking fave Steve Jobs phrase
Intellectual Property April 17, 2019 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Apple founder Steve Jobs’ penchant for using the phrase “One more thing” as a rhetorical flourish during his highly anticipated “Stevenote” talks — usually before unveiling a new Apple product — does not constitute a trade mark use, according to a decision quashing Apple’s opposition to watch maker’s Swatch’ application to trade mark the phrase in Australia.

Engineering firm acquired by WorleyParsons sued over $132M arbitration award
Arbitration April 17, 2019 3:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The operator of a Vietnamese mine has filed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $132 million arbitration judgment against  engineering company Jacobs E&C, which was acquired […]

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Mattel settles patent infringement case over Mecard transformable toys
Intellectual Property April 17, 2019 8:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

US-toy giant Mattel has reached a settlement in a Federal Court case alleging its Mecard toys infringed on a patent for a toy transformation mechanism […]

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Ex-Aussie Home Loan boss can’t escape $1M ruling that he duped Adcock Private Equity
Securities April 17, 2019 2:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Aussie Home Loans boss Stephen Porges has lost an appeal of a judgment ordering him to pay more than $1 million to a private […]

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