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A new ban on unfair trading practices could significantly broaden the scope of consumer class actions, with experts predicting plaintiff firms will use the reforms to pursue claims over conduct that has until now fallen outside the reach of misleading or deceptive conduct laws.
Competition lawyers are watching with interest to see if Coles appeals the ACCC's decision to block its proposed acquisition of a leasehold interest in a site in Kalgoorlie, with a tribunal review to provide a valuable early test of the new merger regime.
Engineering services firm Worley might win the High Court's leave to appeal its loss in a shareholder class action despite the justices delving into many of the same issues raised in cases against the Commonwealth Bank, experts tell Lawyerly.
ASIC may reconsider its approach to claims against non-executive directors after failing to prove that three NEDs of Rex had actual knowledge that the failed budget airline did not have a reasonable basis for a rosy profit forecast, experts told Lawyerly.
Defence lawyers are bracing for a wave of class actions over companies’ use of generative artificial intelligence, with privacy, discrimination, consumer, product liability and shareholder claims expected.
Australian firms will continue to join forces with firms in the United States in a bid for higher partner profits and in response to client demand for a one-firm, multi-location service, an expert has predicted.
A financial licensing expert has predicted that cryptocurrency firm Block Earner will have to produce the legal advice that saw it avoid a penalty at first instance, after the High Court found last week that it needed a financial services licence.
Legislation introduced in Victoria that would require companies to allow employees to work from home two days a week -- and to cover the reasonable costs of the arrangement -- would give employees in the same workforce different rights, according to a legal expert.
A judge's public shaming of colleagues for delays in judgment delivery was an "extraordinary intervention" that risked undermining confidence in the judiciary, an expert warns, as the federal Attorney-General says a judicial commission remains under consideration.
With two historic court wins for shareholders, 2026 is shaping up to be a momentous year for securities class actions, with lawyers expecting a resurgence of cases and a renewed eagerness for the negotiating table.