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‘Extreme’ unfairness: Former NAAJA chief executive wins unfair dismissal case
Employment 2024-07-01 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief executive officer of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency has won her case alleging she was unfairly dismissed after complaining about the CFO, with a judge finding there was “extreme” unfairness in the decision to terminate.

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Origin Energy taken to court by energy regulator over life support breaches
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-07-01 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Energy Regulator has filed proceedings against several units of Origin Energy, after they admitted to breaching life support obligations for 5,000 customers over three years, including deregistering or disconnecting premises where someone was receiving life support. 

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HWL Ebsworth hit with representative OAIC complaint over data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-06-28 11:58 am By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm HWL Ebsworth is facing a representative complaint filed with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner over a 2023 cyber attack, which allegedly compromised the data of 65 government agencies and affected NDIS participants. 

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Axsesstoday investor class action reaches settlement with PwC
Class Actions 2024-06-28 1:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of Axsesstoday bondholders has reached a settlement with accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers, with a court hearing that group members will get almost 50 per cent of the proceeds. 

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ATO whistleblower loses appeal over bid for immunity
Tax 2024-06-28 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former ATO worker who accused his employer of using heavy handed debt collection tactics against taxpayers has lost his second bid for immunity from prosecution, with an appeals court finding that whistleblowing laws only protect the disclosure itself. 

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UK firm DWF expands in Australia with Proclaim acquisition
Business of Law 2024-06-28 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

UK law firm DWF has acquired Melbourne claims management business Proclaim, expanding its insurance business in Australia. 

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Ten agrees to $1.3M haircut on legal costs won against Bruce Lehrmann
Defamation 2024-06-27 3:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten has won $2 million in costs against Bruce Lehrmann in his failed defamation case over the broadcaster’s coverage of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, after agreeing to a substantial haircut on its $3.7 million legal bill.

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Eighth attempt at cosmetic surgery class action still not good enough, court told
Class Actions 2024-06-27 10:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates have objected to a class action’s eighth attempt at getting its claims over allegedly negligent cosmetic procedures right, saying the plaintiffs were engaged in a “continuing cycle of propagating versions” of their case.

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Fortescue accused of ‘egregious material nondisclosure’ in case against green iron start-up
Intellectual Property 2024-06-26 10:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Start-up Element Zero claims Fortescue did not disclose material information to the court when it obtained search orders in its case alleging “industrial scale misuse” of the mining company’s confidential information.

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Full Court finds bottling agreement payments to PepsiCo’s not taxable royalties
Tax 2024-06-26 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a loss for the Australian Taxation Office, the Full Federal Court has found that payments made by Asahi Breweries-owned Schweppes to PepsiCo under agreements to sell brands such as Pepsi and Mountain Dew in Australia were not subject to a royalty withholding tax. 

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