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High Court won’t hear Auctus appeal over $2.3M R&D tax refund mistake
Auctus Resources will not be able to hang on to a $2.3 million R&D tax offset refund which the Full Court found was paid by mistake, after the High Court turned down its special leave application.
Tabcorp sued for patent infringement over ‘Cash Out on Quaddie’ feature
Australian gambling giant Tabcorp has been hit with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing two patents with its 'Cash Out on Quaddie' wagering feature.
Law firms resolve multiplicity issue in Boston Scientific pelvic mesh class actions
A Sydney law firm that brought a class action against Boston Scientific over allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has agreed to stay its case while a class action by Shine Lawyers moves ahead.
Fight brewing over competing pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific
Despite a judge's urging for the parties to arrive at a "pragmatic solution", the lawyers behind competing pelvic mesh class actions against Boston Scientific will duke it out for carriage of the proceedings.
Western Power partly liable for 2014 Perth Hills bushfire, appeals court rules
Western Power was negligent in causing the January 2014 Perth Hills bushfire which destroyed 57 homes, an appeals court has found, putting the state-owned electricity company on the hook for the majority of the damage caused to members in the group action.
Insurers may be dragged into Opal Tower class action
Third-party liability insurers may become the latest parties to be dragged into a complex class action over alleged defects in Sydney's Opal Tower, which has has spawned six cross-claims so far.
Sumo Power fined $1.2M for misleading consumers
Victorian electric utility Sumo Power has been fined $1.2 million for luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.
ACCC seeks $1.2M penalty against Sumo Power for pricing bait and switch
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $1.2 million penalty against Victorian electric utility Sumo Power for luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.
Grant Thornton can bring cross-claim against Forge Group
Grant Thornton has won approval to a bring a cross-claim against Forge Group, just three months ahead of trial in the collapsed engineering company's case against the accounting firm and ten former directors for their alleged negligence in relation to its "uneconomic" purchase of CTEC in 2012.
Former QC, now judge hit with costs in negligent advice case
A former QC who is now a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court judge has been hit with costs following a ruling that he and a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy provided negligent advice to a former client on a land purchase contract.