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Cleaning services giant Spotless must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked, after failing to convince a court of appeal that it was exempt from making the payments.
Barristers say virtual hearings should not become the new normal
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The courts are to be congratulated for swiftly adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic by introducing virtual hearings, but barristers told Lawyerly they were raring to get back to in-person hearings, and cited numerous disadvantages of holding complex matters online.
Law firm investigates class action against nursing home over COVID-19 outbreak
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The company that operates the Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney is facing a possible class action after a coronavirus outbreak at the facility resulted in the deaths of 19 residents.
Janssen to expand patent case against Juno over generic HIV drug
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Drug manufacturer Janssen wants to expand its high stakes case against Juno Pharmaceuticals over its HIV drug Prezista, alleging Juno’s plans to launch a generic version of the drug threaten another one of its patents.
Opal Tower concrete supplier sues insurer over class action coverage
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The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney’s Opal Tower has filed a lawsuit against Chubb Insurance seeking to force the insurer to cover its costs of defending two proceedings over the ill-fated building.
Société Générale Australia pleads guilty to client money offences
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An Australian arm of French banking powerhouse Société Générale has pleaded guilty to client money offences, after it reported to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission that it had deposited client money into unauthorised bank accounts.
AMP boss blames class actions for increasing cost of financial advice
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AMP’s chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has gone on the offensive against class actions in Australia, saying litigation funders were driving up the cost of doing business, resulting in job losses and increasing costs of financial advice.
Telstra must give Siemens identity details of potential copyright infringers
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Telstra has been ordered to provide technology company Siemens Industry Software with all documents relating to the identity of account holders who may have infringed Siemens’ copyright.
Hytera can’t claim Motorola purposefully delayed notification of source code theft
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A judge has rejected new evidence sought to be advanced by Hytera Communications in its IP battle with Motorola that Motorola deliberately delayed notifying Hytera of possible theft of its source code because it wanted to improve its market position.
Dentons can’t block use of info from its class action in latest toxic foam case by Shine
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Shine Lawyers has been given the go ahead to use two reports produced in three settled PFAS class actions as evidence in its latest case over the Defence Department’s firefighting foam, with a judge saying any implied undertaking not to re-use the material lost force when the information became public.