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Farooq Khan’s Bentley Capital sues Keybridge in latest bid to oust Nicholas Bolton as CEO
Corporate 2019-09-25 10:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Perth-based Farooq Khan has taken his bitter dispute with activist investor Nicholas Bolton to court, suing Keybridge Capital and two of its four directors ahead of a general shareholder meeting next month.

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Judge to sign off on settlement in Don Dale detention centre class action
Class Actions 2019-09-25 8:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has indicated he will approve a confidential settlement in a class action brought by a litigation guardian of young Indigenous Australian detainees against the Northern Territory Government alleging human rights abuses.

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Ex-Macquarie advisers want to broaden $2.6M unpaid wages case
Financial Services 2019-09-25 4:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Fifteen former Macquarie Bank financial advisers are looking to expand their $2.6 million wages case against the bank, seeking evidence around allegedly unreasonable and unlawful deductions from their commissions.

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Dyno Nobel, Orica settle case over rock blasting method patent
Intellectual Property 2019-09-25 2:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

Explosives maker Dyno Nobel has reached a mid-trial settlement in its case against its major rival, Orica, over a patent for a method for blasting rock at open cut mines.

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Octaviar liquidators get court OK to reject proofs of $900M in debt by subsidiaries
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-09-24 9:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The liquidators of failed Gold Coast investment group Octaviar have been given the thumbs up to reject over $900 million in proofs of debt from two of the firm’s subsidiaries after the Queensland Supreme Court ruled they had received competent legal advice on the matter and were justified in the rejections.

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James Estate Wines liquidator wins court OK to pursue $57M lawsuit against ANZ
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-09-24 9:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

The special purpose liquidator appointed to four companies in the collapsed James Estate Wines group has been given the go-ahead by a judge to enter into a litigation funding arrangement with the conglomerate’s former director and pursue $57.1 million in potential claims against ANZ Banking Group.

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Election challenge against Josh Frydenberg, Gladys Liu may need three judges
Article 2019-09-24 8:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

A challenge against the election of federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and embattled Liberal MP Gladys Liu may be heard by a panel of three judges, Federal Court Chief Justice James Allsop said Tuesday, as the matter speeds towards a possible November hearing.

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Businessman Charif Kazal gets last chance to fix ‘incomprehensible’ case against Gilbert + Tobin
Corporate 2019-09-24 7:48 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has given Sydney businessman Charif Kazal a third and final opportunity to replead his “simply incomprehensible” case against Gilbert + Tobin over the law firm’s involvement in a business dispute concerning a lucrative waste facility, despite saying it took “an entire week to understand the arcane obscurities” of the pleading.

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Nanny paid $2.33 an hour was not employee but ‘guest’ of CEO’s family, court told
Employment 2019-09-24 1:25 pm By Amelia Birnie

A major property development CEO accused of paying his Filipino nanny $2.33 an hour has denied underpayment allegations, instead claiming the woman was a “guest of the family” who was “free to decide” whether or not she wished to provide domestic assistance.

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Lawyers behind competing Workpac class action in talks to jointly-run cases
Class Actions 2019-09-23 10:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge overseeing competing employment class actions on behalf of casual coal miners against WorkPac has ordered the law firms running the cases to consider a proposal to jointly run the proceedings.

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