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‘Vague and general’: Judge knocks cryptocurrency class action
A  judge has slammed the pleadings in a $1 billion class action against Facebook and Google over cryptocurrency ad bans as "vague and general" and refused to let the matter progress until a better case is brought.
IBM, Western Power backpay staff more than $20M
The country's underpayments scandal has claimed two more victims -- international technology company IBM and Western Australian electricity provider Western Power, with the companies agreeing to back pay employees more than $20 million combined and saying "significant" additional back payments were still to come.
Soul Pattinson director wins $1.1M in termination case
A former director of investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson has won a damages payout of over $1.1 million after a court found that the ASX 100-listed company failed to pay her entitlements following termination of her employment without notice.
High Court won’t hear appeal in defamation case over Facebook comments
The High Court has rejected an appeal challenging a ruling that found a failed political candidate liable for defamatory responses made by readers of two Facebook posts he published that labelled a South Australian businessman greedy and selfish, but the court has left the door open to weigh in on the issue of secondary publication of social media comments.
Judge approves Falls Festival class action settlement, leaves legal fee concerns for later
A Victoria Supreme Court judge has given the greenlight to a $5.7 million settlement in a class action brought by those injured during a 2016 stampede at the Falls Music and Arts Festival.
Crown scores win in fight with ATO over $100M in GST on high roller junkets
Two casinos owned by Crown Resorts have been handed a Federal Court victory in their $100 million battle with the Australian Taxation Office, with a judge ruling that GST assessments made by the ATO were "excessive".
Mylan NV’s planned merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn gets greenlight after drug sell-off
The competition watchdog will not oppose Mylan NV’s proposed merger with Pfizer’s Upjohn Inc after the global pharmaceutical giants agreed to sell several off-patent brands to dispel competition concerns.
CEO of HR firm was bullied, threatened and fired after complaining of exhaustion, suit says
Human resource management company Harrier Group has been sued by its former managing director and CEO, who alleges she was bullied and overworked.
Class action accuses law firm of charging unreasonable fees
A national personal injury firm has been hit with a class action over its allegedly unreasonable legal fees.
Indigenous groups locked in IP battle over boundary variation bid
Two Victorian Indigenous groups are facing off in a intellectual property battle over an anthropological research report used in a boundary variation bid lodged by one of the groups.