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Baker McKenzie lures King & Wood Mallesons special counsel for banking practice
People In The News 2020-02-19 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Baker McKenzie has nabbed former King & Wood Mallesons special counsel Charlie Detmold for the law firm’s key banking and finance practice in Melbourne.

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Contingency fees bill will help address wage theft ‘epidemic’, state MP says
Class Actions 2020-02-19 9:19 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A bill under debate in the Victorian parliament that would allow class action lawyers to charge contingency fees would improve access to justice and help address the current wage theft ‘epidemic’, a state Labor politician has said.

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Gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson wants court order forcing Google to cough up reviewer’s ID
Defamation 2020-02-19 8:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prominent criminal barrister Zarah Garde-Wilson has asked a court for an order compelling search engine giant Google to hand over information identifying a contributor who posted a negative review of her Melbourne-based law firm.

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Courts criticised for losing sight of justice in Takata airbag class closure challenge
Class Actions 2020-02-19 8:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

The lead applicants in seven class actions against auto manufacturers over explosive Takata airbags have criticised the courts for losing their way in ensuring justice is done, in a landmark challenge to class closure orders made in the cases.

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Great Southern investor’s fight over enforceability of Bendigo Bank loan revived on appeal
Class Actions 2020-02-19 3:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two investors in failed Great Southern Group managed investment schemes have lost their latest appeal over a controversial class action settlement deed that allowed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to enforce loans issued to fund their investments. But a third borrower, who denied he was a member of the class action, has been given the greenlight to defend the bank’s recovery proceedings.

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Wesfarmers says Target underpaid staff $9M
Employment 2020-02-19 11:24 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Wesfarmers has revealed staff at Target stores were underpaid $9 million, one day after Coles announced at least $20 million in underpayments.

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Class action lawyer, funder Mark Elliott dies in vehicle accident
Class Actions 2020-02-18 10:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne-based class action lawyer and litigation funder Mark Elliott has reportedly died in a vehicle accident on his farm in Flinders, Victoria.

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Contingency fees bill a ‘handshake’ to Maurice Blackburn, Slater and Gordon, state MP says
Class Actions 2020-02-18 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Victorian politician has slammed a bill that would allow lawyers running class actions in the state to charge contingency fees, calling the proposal a ‘handshake’ to the country’s two largest plaintiffs law firms.

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No duty of care owed to Centrelink recipients, gov’t says in Robodebt class action defence
Class Actions 2020-02-18 9:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

Defending against a $300 million class action brought by Centrelink recipients over its Robodebt scheme, the Federal Government has told a court it did not owe a duty of care to people receiving benefits.

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Coles owes underpaid staff at least $20M
Employment 2020-02-18 4:58 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Coles underpaid salaried staff members in its supermarket and liquor businesses at least $20 million over the past six years, the company revealed in announcing its half-yearly results.

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