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A judge has hit Qantas with a $90 million penalty for unlawfully outsourcing its ground crew staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the airline was “the wrong kind of sorry”.
Google to cop $55M penalty for anti-competitive agreements with Telstra, Optus
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Google has agreed to pay a $55 million penalty for making anti-competitive agreements requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google Search on Android devices they sold.
NAB to take $130M hit after discovering staff underpayments
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The National Australian Bank says it will take a $130 million hit after issues with its payroll system led to staff being underpaid.
Judge rejects claim MinterEllison coerced potential witness in harassment suit
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A judge has rejected claims that MinterEllison acted improperly towards a potential witness in a sexual harassment suit against the WA Department of Justice, saying the firm is entitled to make unsolicited contact with potential witnesses.
COVID-19 aged care class actions back in motion as criminal trial nears
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me After more than a year on ice, two class actions against age care facilities over COVID-19 outbreaks are set to resume late this year, following a month-long criminal trial that kicks off next week. During a case management hearing before Victorian…
Judge questions OAIC over 3-year delay in bringing Optus case
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The judge overseeing three court proceedings against Optus over a 2022 data breach has questioned why it took the privacy regulator three years to file its case.
Court OKs $59M settlement in rate-rigging class action against banks
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A judge has signed off on a $59 million settlement in a class action accusing five banks of foreign exchange rate-rigging, while bemoaning the failure of successive attorneys-general to advance reforms clarifying the court’s power to make class closure orders.
Mastercard says privilege shouldn’t be lost after junior lawyer’s ‘genuine mistake’
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Mastercard says legal professional privilege remained over a document after a junior lawyer “inadvertently” sent it to the ACCC in 2020 while the credit card giant was trying to dissuade the regulator from continuing an investigation into alleged anti-competitive conduct.
ANZ trader seeks to delay start of trial after discovery dump
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A former ANZ trader that sued the bank five years ago for allegedly sacking him for complaining about the bank’s attempted manipulation of the bank bill swap rate wants the trial date pushed out after receiving thousands of documents from the bank.
Ashurst’s failure to register client’s $51M interest over Infinity pharmacies an ‘oversight’: court
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A junior Ashurst lawyer’s failure to register a drug wholesaler’s $51 million security interest over a group of Infinity pharmacies was inadvertent, a judge has found in granting a bid to extend the deadline for registration.