DLA Piper

After waiting three-and-a-half years for judgment and winning on “close to everything”, a class action against Domino’s over staff wages is "very likely" to face an appeal, with retiring Justice Bernard Murphy vowing to make final orders and not hand the "mess" over to another judge.

Domino's Pizza has been found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in representations about staff wages to its Australian franchisees, in a class action judgment three and a half years in the making.

Software company Dubber has failed in a bid to stay its case against BDO Audit pending the outcome of ASIC's action against the auditor, with a judge ordering discovery to proceed before the litigation is put on ice.

Seyfarth Shaw has hired DLA Piper's former head of labor and employment in Australia to join its team in Sydney.

The Supreme Court of Victoria has agreed to transfer a case against the former CEO of ASX-listed software company Dubber and its solicitor to the Federal Court, to be heard alongside a case against auditor BDO and civil penalty proceedings by ASIC.

Shell is seeking to recover $83 million from former joint venture partners Woodside and Paladin after the Commonwealth imposed a levy to cover the cost of decommissioning an abandoned offshore oil platform off the coast of Darwin.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won a $33.5 million penalty against the operator of online retailer Snaffle for charging consumers inflated prices and overcharging on credit contracts.

A judge has told group members in a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allege they suffered on-field brain injuries that they will need to be prepared to hand over medical information for an upcoming mediation to be successful.

ASIC says payday lenders Cigno, BSF and their directors should pay $150 million in penalties, arguing a judge should not have found they were entitled to a reduced $7 million in penalties because they had relied on legal advice from Piper Alderman.

DLA Piper has promoted five partners in Australia, following other firms in boosting the energy and infrastructure expertise in its partnership ranks.