Class Actions
Blue Sky class action judge mulls AI fix after costs reach $20M
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action over the collapse of fund manager Blue Sky will explore how artificial intelligence can be used to reduce costs in the case, which have already reached $20 million.
Policy and Regulation
Historic FWC decision gives 1.5M workers right to WFH requests
The workplace umpire has proposed a landmark change that will allow more than 1.5 million employees -- the majority of them women -- to request a working from home arrangement, but has stopped short of a presumptive right in favour of the arrangements.e
Class Actions
Class action against ASIC over housing scheme discontinued
A class action filed against the corporate cop over alleged inaction against a failed housing scheme targeting the elderly has been discontinued after the lead plaintiff was unable to secure litigation funding.
Competition & Consumer Protection
Coles ditches court challenge to ACCC block of Kalgoorlie site buy
Coles will continue its fight against the ACCC's decision to block its plans to lease a new site in Kalgoorlie, WA in the Competition Tribunal only, dropping a Federal Court challenge.
Class Actions
NT housing class action judge adds restitution case to initial trial
A class action against the Northern Territory's public housing authority has persuaded a judge to include questions relating to restitution in an initial trial.
Employment
Sydney Markets ex-CEO weighs cross-claims against Chubb
The former CEO of Sydney Markets is looking to bring a cross-claim against the company and insurer Chubb in his former employer's suit accusing him of misappropriating $1.38 million in company funds.
Appeals
India appeals loss in ‘basmati’ trade mark fight
India has asked the Full Court to overturn a ruling that rejected its bid to register the word 'basmati' as a mark of geographical indication.
Employment
Former discrimination commissioner to lead review into Western Power
Western Power has hired the former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to lead a review into its workplace culture and safety, as MinterEllison investigates claims that employees provided character references for a former manager convicted of raping a colleague.
Class Actions
CBA settles class action for $249M, novel case theory waits another day
Commonwealth Bank and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State have agreed to pay $249 million to settle a class action worth $900 million that would have tested a novel theory of corporate responsibility with implications for companies’ use of AI.
Business of Law
Class action judge urges courts to be more ‘ambitious’ with AI
A leading class action judge has urged courts to lean into AI, suggesting the technology could rescue lawyers and judges from "mountains of documents or elaborate processes" that waste resources, freeing them up to do what AI cannot: exercise judgment.
