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Judge’s ‘blood boils’ over lack of cooperation in Domino’s class action
Class Actions 2022-03-21 2:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has censured Domino’s Pizza and the lead applicant in an underpayments class action, saying their lack of cooperation made his “blood boil”.

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Torres Strait Islanders lay out duty of care claims in climate class action
Climate change 2022-03-21 2:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in a class action by Torres Strait Islanders have detailed their argument for why the federal government has a duty of care to protect them from the effects of climate change, following a Full Court judgment that shot down the duty of care argument in a class action by Australian teenagers.

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Barilaro considered self-harm over ‘vile’ smear campaign aided by Google, trial told
Trials 2022-03-21 9:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro considered “harming himself” after videos were posted by YouTuber Jordan Shanks as part of a “vile and particularly racist smear campaign” facilitated by Google, a court has heard.

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Ten to face sex discrimination claims in journalist’s harassment lawsuit
Employment 2022-03-21 10:37 am By Miklos Bolza

Journalist Tegan George will add sex discrimination claims against Network Ten to her lawsuit that alleges harassment and bullying by political journalist Peter van Onselen.

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‘Scandalous’: Judge finds family forged will of ‘Australia’s worst landlord’
Real Estate 2022-03-21 10:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

The will of “Australia’s worst landlord” — Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar — was forged in a conspiracy by his widow, daughter and son who feared losing his multimillion dollar business empire after his death, a court has found.

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Whitsundays resort owes $430,000 to worker who was urinated on
Employment 2022-03-21 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owner of a Whitsundays resort has been ordered to hand over $430,738 to an employee whose roommate in staff accommodation allegedly urinated on him after a night of drinking.

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Judge pans ‘inappropriate’ class action reforms, says courts have it covered
Class Actions 2022-03-18 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge has criticised “inappropriate” class action reforms pushed by the government, saying the courts have done a “good job” of crafting solutions to deal with issues that arise in the class action regime.

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ASIC seeks recusal of former Freehills lawyer in costs spat with ex-Tennis Australia boss
ASIC 2022-03-18 1:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC has asked a Federal Court registrar who previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills to step down from overseeing remaining costs disputes in its failed case against former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy, who is represented by the Big Six firm.

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Full Court deals drug companies a blow on patent term extensions
Intellectual Property 2022-03-18 10:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Court has upheld two judgments that shortened patent term extensions granted to Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Ono Pharmaceuticals, finding the extension regime cannot be construed as achieving a “commercial outcome for a patentee”.

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Judge tosses Novartis experts out of ‘hot tub’ in MS drug patent dispute
Intellectual Property 2022-03-18 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has slammed Novartis for putting forward four “overlapping” experts in a dispute with Pharmacor over patents for its MS drug Gilenya and thrown three of those experts out of an upcoming joint conferral, known as a “hot tub”.

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