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ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals
Appeals 2022-06-14 9:23 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by  Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.

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Toyota appeals loss in $2B diesel filter class action
Appeals 2022-06-10 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toyota has lodged an appeal of a judgment that could see it owe around $2 billion to 260,000 car owners for selling vehicles with defective diesel filters for more than they were worth.

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CBRE offered to pay $600,000 before winning $20M negligent valuation case
Professional Negligence 2022-06-10 1:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has handed CBRE indemnity costs for successfully defending a negligent land valuation lawsuit by defunct fund manager City Pacific after it had offered $600,000 to settle the case.

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Six-year-old lawsuit against CFMEU over Pentridge site back on
Employment 2022-06-08 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.

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Nufarm takes Advanta Seeds to court after patent lapse held to be lawyers’ error
Intellectual Property 2022-06-08 4:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Agricultural chemical company Nufarm has appealed a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell after correspondence from its lawyers was sent to employees that had left the company and the patent renewal fell through the cracks.

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Qantas takes fight over axing of ground staff to High Court
High Court 2022-06-02 11:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has asked the High Court to reverse a judgment that found it violated the Fair Work Act by axing 1,800 ground staff partly to prevent them from bringing industrial action.

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Barrister, solicitors must pay costs for ‘negligent’ post-appeal work in oppression case
Professional Negligence 2022-06-01 6:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers who were found to be negligent in drafting orders after a successful appeal in a corporate oppression case have to foot their own costs after incurring “wasted or unnecessary” fees, an appeals court has held.

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Crown out of luck in $100M battle with ATO as High Court refuses leave
Appeals 2022-05-27 11:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has dismissed Crown Resorts’ bid for special leave to appeal in a $100 million dispute over GST assessments on commissions and rebates paid to tour operators that directed international VIP gamblers to two of its casinos.

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ANZ ordered to hand over documents in long-running pregnancy discrimination case
Employment 2022-05-25 7:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A former ANZ employee has won her bid to discover a range of documents in her long-running dispute with the bank over alleged discrimination related to her pregnancies with her first two children.

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Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
David Williams 2022-05-20 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.

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