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A Sydney law firm has taken down a Facebook post urging Melburnians to defy a mandatory mask-wearing order from the Victorian government after a request for the post’s removal by the peak legal body in NSW.
Ardent Leisure hit with charges over Dreamworld deaths
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Ardent Leisure, which operates the Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, has been hit with three charges over four deaths that occurred at the theme park in 2016 following a ride malfunction.
IP Australia appeals loss in Aristocrat gaming methods patent case
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IP Australia has appealed a judge’s decision to allow four Aristocrat gaming patents to proceed to grant, hoping for another victory after winning two high stakes challenges to software patents before the Full Federal Court.
HWL Ebsworth’s Sydney partners still working from the office
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The law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak linked to its Melbourne headquarters is still expecting its Sydney partners to work from the office despite warnings from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state had reached a “critical point”.
Gilbert + Tobin escapes Sydney businessman Charif Kazal’s ‘incoherent’ claims
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Law firm Gilbert + Tobin has won the dismissal of claims brought by businessmen Charif and Tarek Kazal over an alleged dishonest scheme to rob them of a 50 per cent stake in a lucrative Sydney waste facility that a judge said was “fundamentally incoherent”.
ASIC pushes for $15M fine in NAB ‘Introducer’ case, but judge questions scope of investigation
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ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against National Australia Bank over its scandal-ridden ‘Introducer’ loan referral program, but a judge has questioned the “superficial” investigations in the case and remarked on the corporate regulator’s “pattern” of bringing enforcement action after remediation programs were well underway.
JPMorgan disputed existence of cartel agreement with ANZ, court hears
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Despite receiving immunity in a criminal cartel case against ANZ and two other investment banks, JPMorgan has disputed the existence of any cartel agreement since the early days of the ACCC’s investigations, a court has heard.
IOOF admits head of research had underlings take his compliance training
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IOOF has admitted that some allegations in an employee complaint at the centre of a shareholder class action were “substantially true”, including claims that it overstated the performance of its ‘Buy Model’ investment portfolio and that its head of research instructed subordinates to complete his training courses for him.
Sham contracting class action against Appco close to settling, court told
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A ‘sham contracting’ class action against fundraiser Appco, said to be worth $90 million, could be settled in two weeks, the lawyer for the lead applicant told a judge on Monday.
Coffee capsule maker Caffitaly appeals ruling invalidating three patents
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Coffee capsule maker Caffitaly is challenging a ruling that revoked three patents at the centre of an intellectual property war with rival One Collective.