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‘It should not happen’: AAT panned for verbatim copying of winning side’s arguments
Appeals 2023-03-02 11:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal that reproduced almost entirely verbatim and without attribution the submissions of the prevailing party as its own reasons damages the public’s trust in the AAT and must be overturned, a court has ruled.

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In win for construction industry, court finds SOPA available to insolvent companies
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-03-02 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a landmark ruling, the NSW Supreme Court has found the Security of Payment Act is available to insolvent builders to pursue debts, despite an amendment to the law that prevents construction companies in liquidation from enforcing payment claims.

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Court asked to toss Kanye West’s suit against College Dropout Burgers
Intellectual Property 2023-03-02 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A small Melbourne restaurant facing litigation by the US rapper formerly known as Kanye West will seek to have the case dismissed on Friday after the artist failed to meet a deadline for filing evidence.

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Monique Ryan’s chief of staff to argue Fair Work breaches ‘knowing and systematic’
Employment 2023-03-02 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Extended settlement talks in a Fair Work suit brought by the chief of staff to Independent MP Monique Ryan have failed, and lawyers for Sally Rugg will seek to add claims of serious contraventions to what they say is a test case for determining ‘reasonable’ overtime.

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Star drops trade mark suit against Momento Hospitality over new hotel
Intellectual Property 2023-03-01 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Casino operator Star Entertainment has settled a lawsuit against Momento Hospitality and CEO Marcello Colosimo over the name of their latest western Sydney pub, registered as The Star Hotel.

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Question of power to make settlement CFOs sent back to Full Court
Class Actions 2023-02-28 4:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The divisive issue of whether judges are empowered to make a common fund order to distribute the costs of a funding commission at the settlement stage of a class action is headed back to the Full Federal Court next week.

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Star accounts for $150M in likely penalties after ASIC ‘raises concerns’
Gaming 2023-02-28 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator voiced concerns with Star Entertainment over its 2022 financial report, which it said made no provision for likely fines faced by the casino operator for lax compliance with money laundering laws.

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ASIC takes Noumi, top executives to court over 2019 financial reports
Securities 2023-02-27 8:44 am By Christine Caulfield

The corporate watchdog has brought action against former Freedom Foods Group and its former CEO and CFO for alleged disclosure breaches relating to inventory values in its 2019 financial reports.

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Class action can’t get cladding sales figures from 3A Composites’ supplier
Class Actions 2023-02-27 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action by property owners against the manufacturer and supplier of alleged combustible cladding has lost a bid for sales figures to estimate the value of their claims as the parties head into settlement negotiations next month.

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David Jones, Politix to back pay workers $4M in agreement with FWO
Employment 2023-02-24 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Department store David Jones and men’s fashion label Politix have admitted underpaying more than 7,000 employees and will back-pay the workers $4 million in wages and superannuation.

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