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HWL Ebsworth overlooked ‘obvious red flags’ in joint venture contract, trial told
Professional Negligence 2022-03-07 9:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

HWL Ebsworth’s clients suffered a staggering $130 million loss when the law firm’s solicitors failed to notice “obvious red flags” in a joint venture contract […]

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‘The end of litigation as we know it’: Judge pans Nando’s costs in franchising spat
Franchises 2022-03-07 2:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

Nando’s Australia has been criticised for claiming that its costs in a dispute against a single franchisee could reach close to $2 million, with an […]

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Corestaff to pay $6.4M to settle class action by Papua New Guinea workers
Class Actions 2022-03-02 12:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Labour hire firm CoreStaff will pay $6.4 million to settle a class action accusing it of using the promise of long-term work to lure workers […]

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Sailors seek ‘very high figure’ in Navy training class action
Class Actions 2022-02-28 6:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The federal government has argued it should not have to pay the “very high figure” former Royal Australian Navy sailors are seeking in compensation for […]

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Maurice Blackburn ‘more savvy than the rest of us’, judge says in Fearless Girl spat
Intellectual Property 2022-02-22 9:21 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Full Federal Court judge has questioned whether law firm Maurice Blackburn was “savvy” to the origins of New York’s famous Fearless Girl statue when […]

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Noumi to foot Blue Diamond’s legal bill as part of $48M settlement
Food and Beverage 2022-02-22 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Noumi, formerly known as Freedom Foods, has agreed to pay $860,000 in Blue Diamond Growers’ costs as part of a $48 million settlement of a […]

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Law firm accused of giving bad tax advice on $3B Wyndham Vale development
Professional Negligence 2022-02-17 4:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Melbourne farmers-turned-developers the Bozzo family have sued a national law firm for allegedly giving bad tax advice on the $3 billion Wyndham Vale development in […]

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Insurer has second crack at dodging doctor’s class action defence costs
Insurance 2022-02-17 9:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Avant Insurance has challenged a Federal Court judge’s interpretation of the Insurance Contracts Act in its second attempt to avoid liability for the defence costs […]

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Settlement talks advance in bungled lease case against Macpherson Kelley
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-10 10:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Macpherson Kelley will head to an eleventh-hour mediation in a negligence case over the execution of a 10-year service station lease agreement with Shell, after […]

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Deloitte report on Mercedes-Benz fixed-price model was ‘spin’, court hears
Automotive 2022-02-07 1:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model allege the car maker engaged […]

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