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Inchcape keeps up fight with Chubb over coverage for ransomware attack losses
UK automotive distributor Inchcape has challenged a judgment that put insurer Chubb on the hook for some but not all of the financial losses stemming from a cyberattack that allegedly caused $4 million in loss.
Cricket Australia plays COVID card in Seven contract dispute
Cricket Australia says the COVID-19 pandemic was a force majeure event under its broadcast agreement with the Seven Network, which has sued the sporting governing body over alleged breaches of the deal.
Mercedes-Benz to cop penalty over Takata airbag recall
Mercedes-Benz will face a penalty in ACCC proceedings alleging the luxury car maker exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.
Class action against Westpac says bank’s discovery not up to Worley standard
Westpac and the lead applicant in a class action filed in the wake of AUSTRAC proceedings are still battling it out over discovery of evidence three years into the case. And the applicant claims the bank's discovery protocol fails the new test set by the Full Federal Court earlier this year.
Hyundai, Kia face class action investigation over engine defect
South Korean car makers Hyundai and Kia are facing a class action investigation in Australia over cars containing potentially defective petrol engines, after agreeing to a settlement worth more than $1 billion in related US litigation last year.
Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleading shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.
Sister wins Darling Point round in Macarthur-Onslow family feud
The death last year of a protagonist in the drama has not ended the legal spat between the children of one of Australia's richest families over a deed of settlement intended to resolve a family feud over assets.
Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the company’s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 that also targets nine former directors as well as auditors Ernst & Young.
Hall & Wilcox brings on new construction partner from boutique
Hall & Wilcox has expanded its construction practice with the recruitment of partner Stefan Fenk from law firm Vincent Young.
Murdoch sues Crikey for defamation over Trump ‘co-conspirator’ claim
Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has brought defamation proceedings against Crikey over an article allegedly linking him to the US Capitol riot, a day after the independent news publisher challenged the media mogul scion to sue.