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Australia’s media regulator is considering possible regulations to tackle bias in news, amid concerns by Australians about the influence of advertisers on broadcast news.
Class action in the works over ‘sports rorts’ scandal
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Law firm Slater and Gordon is investigating a potential class action on behalf of sports clubs who claim they missed out on funding from a $100 million grants program overseen by Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie.
The top 5 litigation firms of 2019
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Lawyerly’s Litigation Firms of 2019 racked up multiple wins last year in high-stakes litigation against formidable opponents, including the country’s top regulators.
Common fund order in stolen wages class action survives High Court ruling
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A common fund order granting the litigation funder behind the stolen wages class action 20 per cent of a $190 million settlement remains in force after a High Court judgment that did away with such orders, a judge has found.
Court has power to make cy-pres orders in class action settlements, judge says
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The judge who last month approved a $29 million settlement in a consumer class action against Radio Rentals has held that courts have power to order part of a settlement sum to go to charitable causes where distributing the funds to group members is too hard or impossible.
Employees should be entitled to damages for missed super payments, Maurice Blackburn says
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A new superannuation bill working its way through the Federal Parliament should include a right of action for employees to seek damages against businesses that fail to make super payments, according to a Maurice Blackburn partner.
Griffin Coal can’t get hands on docs in long-running spat with Carna Group
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Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been denied access to documents while defending a consumer law case brought by the liquidators of a collapsed mining services firm.
IP Australia can’t swallow Scotch Whisky Association’s opposition to Clyde River mark
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The UK-based Scotch Whisky Association has lost its opposition to the Clyde River trade mark for use on alcoholic beverages, with an IP Australia delegate saying the mark had no connection to the production of spirits and rejecting the trade organisation’s argument that the mark was evocative of Scotland.
Class action appeals ruling allowing 7-Eleven to seek litigation releases
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The lead applicant in a class action against 7-Eleven has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to block the convenience store chain from seeking litigation releases from franchisees upon renewal of their contracts.
Clive Palmer sues to block funding for resort timeshare class action
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A company owned by Clive Palmer has filed a lawsuit seeking to thwart a class action brought by villa owners in the billionaire’s now abandoned Palmer Coolum Resort.