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The Fair Work Commission has allowed a former Lovisa worker to file an unfair dismissal claim out of time, finding that an error by her lawyer constituted an exceptional circumstance.
Takeovers Panel says Cosette can’t shutter Mayne’s Adelaide drug plant
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The Takeovers Panel has found Cosette cannot close a Mayne Pharma drug manufacturing plant in Adelaide, another win for Mayne in its push to block the US drug maker from walking away from their $672 million merger.
Qld energy class action’s bid for evidence of $40M in defence costs meritless: judge
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The applicant in a failed class action against Queensland utilities Stanwell and CS Energy can’t get its hands on fee invoices as it prepares its response to a claim for recovery of what could be up to $40 million in costs.
Barristers with high-stakes litigation chops appointed to NSW Supreme Court
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A senior counsel who represented the Department of Defence in a PFAS class action that settled for $132.7 million and a silk who helped Keybridge Capital defeat a suit by investor Nicholas Bolton have been appointed judges on the NSW Supreme Court.
Client of injury firm Margalit can’t revive negligence suit
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Plaintiff firm Margalit Injury Lawyers has escaped a client’s bid to revive his negligence suit, with an appeals court finding the firm was protected by advocate’s immunity.
In class action defence, AFL denies duty to shield players from racism
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The AFL has rejected claims it owed a duty to protect footballers from racism on the oval, saying the risk of racist abuse was caused by “prevailing attitudes” and comparable to the risk they faced in other areas of life.
Sacked Canva software engineer drops coercion claim from Fair Work suit
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Design tech giant Canva has succeeded in opposing a former software engineer’s claim of coercion in an employment suit over his sacking.
Villawood can’t add director’s daughters to fraud suit over Wallan development
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Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged “dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.
Court finds no withdrawal of payment claim in dispute over $16M Double Bay project
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A judge has handed a builder a win in a dispute over a $16 million development in Double Bay, finding that the parties had made no agreement to withdraw a payment claim.
CIMIC accuses developer of infringing ‘Leighton’ trade marks
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Building giant CIMIC, formerly known as Leighton, has sued South Australia property developer Leyton Property for trade mark infringement, alleging its marks are deceptively similar.