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Big Four banks face ACCC probe over refusal to pass on home loan interest rate cuts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-10-14 12:02 pm By Amelia Birnie

The ACCC will immediately commence a wide-ranging homes loans inquiry at the direction of the Federal Government, including an investigation into the banking sector’s refusal […]

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Female barristers doing more work for less overall pay, new report shows
Business of Law 2019-10-11 5:28 pm By Amelia Birnie

A new report from the Law Council of Australia has revealed female barristers are doing more work for less money overall, with equitable briefing improvements […]

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TPG ‘vindicated’ by dismissal of ACCC case over non-refundable customer prepayments
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-10-11 3:41 pm By Amelia Birnie

Internet provider TPG says it has been “vindicated” by a judge’s decision to throw out the consumer watchdog’s case over allegedly unfair contract terms that […]

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Motorola slams Hytera for ‘pig-headed’ approach to IP expert evidence
Intellectual Property 2019-10-11 2:18 pm By Amelia Birnie

Motorola has slammed competitor Hytera for its “spectacularly poor” handling of expert evidence in a high stakes intellectual property dispute between the two tech giants, […]

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Judge refuses access to insurance policy in Advanta Seeds class action
Class Actions 2019-10-10 5:06 pm By Amelia Birnie

The plaintiffs in a farming class action brought against Advanta Seeds over allegedly contaminated sorghum have been denied access to the defendant’s insurance policy documents, […]

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Insurer QBE claims Opal Tower cracking not ‘major’
Insurance 2019-10-10 4:33 pm By Amelia Birnie

QBE Underwriting has defended its decision to deny insurance coverage to the builder of Sydney’s troubled Opal Tower development, claiming the cracking was not “major” […]

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Smiles Inclusive may face investor class action over IPO
Class Actions 2019-10-09 6:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

National law firm Holding Redlich is investigating a shareholder class action against Smiles Inclusive, just one week after the embattled Gold Coast dental company reported […]

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Ford class action judge considers cash security in ‘war and peace of discovery’ disputes
Class Actions 2019-10-09 5:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing the long-running class action over allegedly faulty Ford PowerShift transmissions has told the applicants they might need to put up considerable cash […]

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‘Completely out of control’: fresh funding concerns emerge in Iluka class action
Class Actions 2019-10-08 11:13 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing a class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has slammed the submissions from both sides over a bid for an extra […]

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Dick Smith insurer class action plaintiffs want their own hearing
Class Actions 2019-10-04 7:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

The plaintiffs in an investor class action filed against Dick Smith’s insurers want a separate hearing from four other representative and company proceedings against the […]

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