The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has begrudgingly overturned a ruling that found a Deliveroo driver who was axed for not working fast enough was an employee, saying a recent High Court judgment required it to “close our eyes” to the reality of gig economy work.
The director of a law firm ordered to pay $184,000 in wages withheld from a junior lawyer is fighting a decision by the Victorian Legal Services Board + Commissioner to not renew his practicing certificate.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has questioned a costs agreement between refugee activist Shane Bazzi and his solicitors in a defamation dispute, raising the possibility that “sham bills” may have been provided to the court to assess the costs to which Bazzi is entitled for his successful appeal.
A judge overseeing the trial in a shareholder class action against chain logistics company Brambles has questioned the company’s use of long-term financial forecasts.
Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model are seeking to access legal advice given to the car manufacturer on non-renewal notices at the heart of the case.
An appeals court has rejected a bid to challenge a decision forcing an unnamed litigation funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW government’s defence costs in a class action alleging the fraudulent acquisition of land for the construction of the $16 billion WestConnex tunnel.
A Globaltech patent for mining survey tools is facing another test, with rival technology company Reflex Technologies lodging an appeal after its invalidity challenge flopped.
A court has directed a senior barrister acting in a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz to “tear up” a letter his instructing solicitors sent concerning the judge’s ownership of a Mercedes vehicle, and said he was “surprised” the counsel signed off on it.
The largest shareholder in payday lender Nimble has lost its challenge to a decision blocking it from accessing company documents about an impending debt refinance, with an appeals court finding the investor’s concerns had “an air of commercial unreality”.
The Full Federal Court has dismissed former Blue Star Helium CEO James Cruickshank’s challenge to a $40,000 penalty and four-year ban for failing to disclose to shareholders the identity of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.