Epic chutzpah. As a lawyer, I have always been fascinated – and appalled – by epic chutzpah. In its traditional Yiddish setting, chutzpah describes a […]
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Following the decision of Justice Michael Lee in the Ethicon class actions appointing settlement administrators we published an article entitled ‘Winner of J&J class action […]
With the passage of the Respect@Work and Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bills before Christmas this year, the Federal Government will have done more to make […]
The ACCC has secured its first enforcement outcome related solely to the concerted practices provisions of the competition law, in a case that shows the […]
Within days of Optus revealing it had suffered a major cyber incident, two major plaintiff class actions firms announced investigations into potential class action claims. […]
A five member Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has reversed a single member decision that would have allowed employees who were lawfully demoted to challenge […]
The competition regulator has proposed to deny authorisation for a patent settlement that sought to permit early entry of generic drugs. Whether the companies involved […]
Despite the Morrison government’s decision to shelve its latest proposed class action reforms before the election, there are plainly competing perspectives between those in government […]
The Full Federal Court was emphatic in its decision that the environment minister does not owe a duty of care to Australian children to shield […]