Trial in a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release issued by ASIC has been pushed off until the outcome of the regulator’s second go against the investment spruiker.
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over the $55 million sale of Queensland shopping centre brought by an arm of Elanor Investors Group, clearing the vendor and its agent of allegedly misleading or deceptive conduct.
Carnival has pointed the finger at passengers in response to a class action over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship, a defence that recently flopped in a separate class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard Ruby Princess.
Two units of electricity giant AGL Energy will pay penalties totalling $6 million for being unable to make good on their promise to be on standby to release electricity to help prevent blackouts.
Construing an “ambiguous” order from the Full Federal Court, a judge has ordered a fresh trial in a trade secrets case that touched on the permissible scope of law firms’ involvement in drafting expert reports.
Former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan will ask the court for a suppression order protecting advice by a Big Six firm, as he defends ASIC’s claim that he failed to consider creditors when executing a deed that affected the company’s ability to recoup a $19 million debt.
Twenty-four former clients of Melissa Caddick who were defrauded out $24.5 million have filed a class action against the auditors of the self-managed superannuation funds they used to invest their retirement savings with the Sydney fraudster.
Maurice Blackburn looks set to appeal a decision booting its class action against Jaguar Land Rover in favour of a case by a rival law firm whose experience in a similar class action was the deciding factor in a carriage contest.
A judge has refused a bid by four major insurers to obtain the names of small businesses that register to join COVID-19 business interruption class actions, saying he did not want the companies contacting group members.
A class action against the Northern Territory government has been sent back to the drawing board, with a judge striking out allegations that its funding of Aboriginal interpreting services discriminated against people in a remote Indigenous community.