A judge has declined to order costs against basketball coach Shane Heal in his failed Fair Work case against the Sydney Flames, saying Healâs claims were not âadvanced without any factual or legal basisâ.
A judge is considering the extraordinary step of ordering costs against basketball coach Shane Heal in his failed Fair Work case against the Sydney Flames, saying the case was âvery much on the marginâ of constituting an exception to the no-costs rule.Â
A judge has rejected claims by basketball coach Shane Heal that the Sydney Flames used bullying complaints from several players as a âsmoke screenâ to hide unlawful reasons for suspending him last year.
Weeks after giving the thumbs up to common fund orders at settlement, the Full Federal Court has been asked to decide whether judges have power to order payment of a commission to class action solicitors — not just funders.
The judge overseeing a class action against collapsed investment manager Blue Sky has said he would not be inclined to seek clarity from the Full Court on whether the court has the power to make a solicitors common fund order unless one of the defendants raised a challenge.
A Blue Sky director has pointed the finger at auditor Ernst & Young in a class action alleging the collapsed investment firm misled shareholders by misstating its assets under management.Â
The applicant in a class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY has raised an âoften overlookedâ principle to challenge the separate legal representation of two of the companyâs directors, dodging applications for almost $15 million in security â for now.
Financial services giant Willis Towers Watson ordered a former executive to lie to clients on his way out of the organisation and imposed an “unreasonable” two-year employment restraint, a NSW Supreme Court has found.