Coles, Woolworths facing $780M underpayments bill after court ruling

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Coles and Woolworths estimate they will need to remediate underpaid workers up to $780 million, following a complex judgment in two class actions and regulatory proceedings handed down last week.

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Regeneron, Bayer lose bid to block Sandoz from launching Eylea biosimilar

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Cindy Cameronne

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Regeneron and Bayer have lost their bid to block generic drug maker Sandoz from launching a biosimilar of their blockbuster eye drug Eylea.

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Wollemi Capital resolves trade mark spat with Tesla chair’s family office

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Christine Caulfield

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CBA-backed venture capital firm Wollemi has reached an agreement to resolve a trade mark dispute with the family office of Tesla chairwoman Robyn Denholm.

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Nuix appeals ruling putting it on the hook for $20M in legal bills

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Nuix has lodged an appeal of a ruling finding it owes $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for lawsuits over its $1.8 billion float.

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Receivers appointed to Australian Fiduciaries entities amid probe over missing $167M

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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A court has appointed receivers to two entities of collapsed asset manager Australian Fiduciaries amid concerns by the corporate regulator that $167 million in funds have been misused, including to buy $600,000 in luxury cars.

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Dishonesty charge against lawyer an ‘unfortunate, unnecessary overreach’: tribunal

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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A tribunal has taken aim at ACT’s legal watchdog for its “overreach” in pursuing a dishonesty charge against a lawyer, who claimed he was duped by a client.

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Lander & Rogers hires new disputes partner from Holding Redlich

Posted on 2025-09-082025-09-09 by Julia Kanapathippillai

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Lander & Rogers has welcomed an administrative law pro as a partner in its Sydney-based commercial disputes team.

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Court slashes law firm’s contingency fee in Hino class action

Posted on 2025-09-052025-09-07 by Sam Matthews

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A judge has hacked Maurice Blackburn’s promised cut of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino Motors, saying the 24.66 per cent group costs order previously approved by the court would result in a “disproportionate return” to the firm.

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Meta loses second strike-out bid in ACCC crypto ads case

Posted on 2025-09-052025-09-08 by Cindy Cameronne

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Meta has lost its latest bid to strike out the consumer regulator’s case alleging it failed to put up “reasonable safeguards” to prevent scam cryptocurrency ads on its Facebook platform.

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‘This should not be done again’: Judge slams complex Coles, Woolworths trial

Posted on 2025-09-052025-09-06 by Cindy Cameronne

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A judge has criticised the “unacceptably complex” trial of two regulatory cases and two underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths, delivering a ruling whose significance for the workers is not yet clear.

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