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Class action investigation targets NSW Police over strip searches at music festival
NSW Police may be hit with a class action for allegedly subjecting attendees of the Splendour in the Grass music festival to "invasive and traumatic" strip searches.
In rare shareholder class action trial, Slater & Gordon investor takes stand
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action over Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition has said he might have “dumped” his stock before the firm experienced massive losses in 2016 if not for Pitcher Partners and Ernst & Young’s allegedly faulty advice.
Franchisee lawsuit accuses Quest of ‘unfair’ termination tactics
Quest Serviced Apartments is using unfair tactics to unlawfully terminate franchise agreements, according to a lawsuit by a franchisee that is fighting to keep its doors open after COVID-19 restrictions forced closures across the country.
Emirates Group can’t recoup $10.5M paid to Australian staff through JobKeeper
Eight companies in the Dubai-based Emirates Group have lost a court bid to recoup more than $10.5 million paid to Australian staff during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mistaken belief that the money would be repaid as part of the federal government's JobKeeper subsidy scheme.
Corrs Chambers lures two industrial relations pros from Herbert Smith Freehills
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has nabbed two prominent industrial relations professionals with nearly fifty years combined experience from Herbert Smith Freehills to expand its employment and labour group.
Judge questions ASIC’s ‘very, very modest’ $750,000 penalty against La Trobe Financial
A judge has expressed hesitation about a $750,000 penalty proposed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in its misleading advertisement case against $5.15 billion credit fund La Trobe Financial Asset Management, calling the amount “very, very modest”.
Cotton On takes rival to court over ‘unjustifiable’ litigation threats
Australian clothing retailer Cotton On has taken rival surf and streetwear brand Ghanda to court over "unjustifiable" and "groundless" accusations of copyright and trade mark infringement.
Judge appoints sample group members in $500M Uber class action
A judge has appointed seven sample group members in a class action by taxi and hire car drivers against Uber, saying they would provide additional information about the regulatory environment in different states and bring focus to the trial.
ASIC hits Griffin Coal with criminal charges over financial reports
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit beleaguered mining firm Griffin Coal with criminal charges over its alleged failure to lodge annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020.
‘Astonished’ judge scolds law firms for slow progress in Treasury Wine Estates class action
A Victoria Supreme Court judge has admonished Maurice Blackburn and Slater & Gordon for their less than speedy progress in a consolidated shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates, after hearing that evidence would not be filed by the plaintiffs until the end of 2022.