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A new report from the Law Council of Australia has revealed female barristers are doing more work for less money overall, with equitable briefing improvements outstripped by slow growth in fee parity.
Ex-Dick Smith directors seek damages against Deloitte over $520M float
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Two former Dick Smith directors targeted by dual class actions have expanded their case against Deloitte over the retailer’s 2016 collapse, saying if the company was found liable for shareholder losses then the auditor should be blamed for its shoddy work on the company’s financial statements during its float three years earlier.
TPG ‘vindicated’ by dismissal of ACCC case over non-refundable customer prepayments
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Internet provider TPG says it has been “vindicated” by a judge’s decision to throw out the consumer watchdog’s case over allegedly unfair contract terms that allowed the telco to keep millions of dollars of customer’s unused prepaid funds.
Motorola slams Hytera for ‘pig-headed’ approach to IP expert evidence
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Motorola has slammed competitor Hytera for its “spectacularly poor” handling of expert evidence in a high stakes intellectual property dispute between the two tech giants, arguing the pre-trial timetable should not be upended on account of the Chinese radio maker’s “pig-headed” insistence on using unavailable witnesses.
Lawyers running Bellamy’s case want to expand class to equity swap investors
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One of two shareholder class actions against infant food maker Bellamy’s for allegedly misleading investors about its China growth strategy and declining infant formula market share in Australia wants to expand the class definition to include purchasers of equity swaps.
Prominent silk Kate Eastman accused of bias in Israel Folau case
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Former Wallabies star Israel Folau says a tribunal’s decision to terminate his contract with Rugby Australia over homophobic social media posts has no effect due to the apprehended bias of one of its members, prominent barrister and LGBTI rights advocate Kate Eastman.
Funder in Toyota class action wants up to 30% commission
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The litigation funder bankrolling a new class action against Toyota over allegedly faulty filters in its diesel models is looking to earn a step-up commission of between 20 and 30 percent of any recovery in the case.
Insolvency practitioners’ fees to face scrutiny in latest government inquiry
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A new government inquiry will look at the fees and practices of insolvency professionals and whether the current insolvency system is set up to help struggling businesses turn around.
UDP wins $25M from insurers over doomed 5 Star Foods deal
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Hong Kong-based UDP was entitled to $25 million from its insurers after losing more than $30 million from its disastrous acquisition of dairy conglomerate 5 Star Foods, which had been secretly overcharging one of its biggest customers, food giant Lion Nathan Group.
Judge refuses access to insurance policy in Advanta Seeds class action
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The plaintiffs in a farming class action brought against Advanta Seeds over allegedly contaminated sorghum have been denied access to the defendant’s insurance policy documents, after a judge found “significant differences” with a recently successful application in a class action against Radio Rentals.