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United Petroleum hit with franchisee class action over ‘unprofitable’ Pie Face stores
Class Actions 2023-02-02 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

United Petroleum has been hit with a class action on behalf of franchisees who allege they suffered loss when the petrol giant installed loss-making Pie […]

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Kanye West faces costs bid in TM stoush amid push to block Aussie visa
Intellectual Property 2023-02-02 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

His antisemitic remarks have lost him a spot on Forbes billionaires’ list, and now the controversy-courting US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been […]

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Law firm’s estimated costs in PFAS class action ‘excessive’, court says
Class Actions 2023-02-01 4:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found a law firm’s estimated fees for representing the Commonwealth in a class action over the use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam […]

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King & Wood Mallesons lures back employment ace from Tabcorp
Employment 2023-02-01 2:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

King & Wood Mallesons has welcomed the return of employment law expert Annamarie Rooding, who left the firm to serve as top inhouse lawyer with […]

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Major firms dragged to court by clients, partners in 2022
Business of Law 2023-01-17 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were targeted by lawsuits in 2022, facing allegations of negligence or bad advice from clients, or else accused by […]

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Former KWM solicitor, now judge, won’t recuse herself from United Petroleum case
Legal Ethics 2023-01-13 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge who previously acted against a United Petroleum Group company in a “highly acrimonious” case eight years ago has refused to recuse herself from […]

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Rejected costs report in Woolworths class action got proportionality wrong, judge says
Class Actions 2023-01-10 11:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A costs report in a settled class action against Woolworths that recommended almost $800,000 in legal fee deductions failed to wrestle with a key factor […]

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Harvey Norman, Latitude file ‘fine print’ defence to ASIC claims
ASIC 2023-01-09 3:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Retail giant Harvey Norman and consumer credit provider Latitude Finance have hit back at ASIC claims that they ran misleading ads for interest-free finance, saying […]

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2022
Top 10 Class Action Settlements 2023-01-06 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Class action settlement sums reached new highs last year, with the ten largest agreements totalling almost $1 billion, almost half of which was secured by […]

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High Court clarifies test for implied terms, says CoreLogic did not infringe photographer’s copyright
Intellectual Property 2022-12-14 5:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has found that property data analytics firm CoreLogic did not infringe a real estate photographer’s copyright by uploading images from realestate.com.au to […]

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