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No costs against ACT official targeted in probe over Lendlease contract
Construction 2025-03-17 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

An ACT education department official has dodged a costs order in a case she brought — then dropped — over a corruption investigation into a contract awarded to building giant Lendlease.

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Judge rejects Cannon-Brookes exec’s claim he was doing his job
Employment 2025-02-25 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has granted injunctions against the sacked financial controller for Mike Cannon-Brookes’ private company, who said he thought sharing company files with the Atlassian CEO’s ex-wife was part of his job.

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WiseTech founder faces new lawsuit, confidential complaints
Employment 2025-02-10 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

WiseTech Global’s embattled founder Richard White has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee and is the subject of two fresh complaints made to the software company.

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Law firm files first class action over Google’s ad tech dominance
Class Actions 2024-12-17 8:55 am By Christine Caulfield

One law firm has beaten two others to court in pursuing Google for allegedly abusing its dominance in online advertising.

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Evolution Mining hit with shareholder class action
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-12-13 3:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Gold miner Evolution Mining faces a class action over alleged disclosure failures in relation to its Canadian operations.

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Court OKs stolen wages settlement, holds off on ‘eye-watering’ fees
Class Actions 2024-11-18 3:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has approved a settlement worth up to $202 million in a stolen wages class action against the government, but will hear further argument on the legal costs of the case.

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KPMG, Phoslock hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-10-14 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG face a shareholder class action, but not by the law firm that secured documents for a potential case.

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Aussie Skips dumps appeal of penalty in waste cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-09 11:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Waste company Aussie Skips and its boss have binned their appeal of a multimillion dollar penalty for a price-fixing plot with rival Bingo Industries.

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Losing law firm in Hino class action contest drops appeal, must pay costs
Class Actions 2024-08-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

A personal injury firm that lost out to a class action heavyweight in a contest to run a case against Toyota unit Hino has dropped its appeal and will wear the costs it incurred in bringing its case.

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Class action lawyer who has secured $230M from ratings agencies goes after Fitch again
Class Actions 2024-07-16 11:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action has been filed against Fitch Ratings on behalf of investors represented by a lawyer who has taken on credit ratings agencies over risky financial products for over a decade.

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