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High Court won’t touch ruling on backdated wage increases
A special leave application by the Catholic diocese fighting to overturn a Full Federal Court judgment that two school teachers were entitled to backdated pay rises has failed.
Former EY partner can’t keep identity secret, but suppression order remains for now
A former EY partner facing ATO action for allegedly promoting tax exploitation schemes has lost a fight to shield their name from media reports of the case, but a temporary suppression order -- which has been in place for half a year -- will stay in effect for at least two more weeks while the partner contemplates a fresh appeal.
High Court to hear KPMG’s class action transfer fight
KPMG has won its application for the High Court to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order in determining a bid to transfer a shareholder class action from Victoria to NSW.
Recruitment agency Hays settles employment class action
Labour hire company Hays Specialist Recruitment has agreed to pay up to $1.325 million to settle an employment class action on behalf of coal miners that has been on foot for five years.
‘A Pyrrhic victory’: Class action up for Worley’s costs after failing to prove loss
Despite succeeding on a number of claims, the applicant in a tortuous shareholder class action against Worley must foot the engineering services company's bill for defending two trials.
ASX pays $1.05M fine for ‘careless’ pre-trade transparency failure
ASX Limited has paid a $1,050,000 fine after the corporate regulator pinged it with an infringement notice for failing to comply with market integrity rules -- a first against the market operator.
Merivale to pay $18M in underpayments class action settlement
Merivale will fork over $18 million in a proposed settlement to resolve an employment class action against the hospitality giant, of which $8.6 million is sought to be deducted in legal fees and a funder's commission.
Class action launched against Lendi Group over mortgage insurance
Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group face a class action over the sale of allegedly worthless mortgage insurance policies to homeowners.
PwC spinoff Scyne Advisory sues to stop partner moving to Downer EDI
Government consulting firm Scyne Advisory has brought legal action to stop a partner from jumping to the professional services arm of infrastructure giant Downer EDI.
Investigation of DPP complaint against Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry discontinued
Victoria's judicial watchdog has dropped its investigation of a complaint against Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Kerri Judd SC, who accused the judge of making comments attacking her professional integrity.