Baker McKenzie lures King & Wood Mallesons special counsel for banking practice

Posted on 2020-02-19 by Christine Caulfield

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Baker McKenzie has nabbed former King & Wood Mallesons special counsel Charlie Detmold for the law firm’s key banking and finance practice in Melbourne.

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Contingency fees bill will help address wage theft ‘epidemic’, state MP says

Posted on 2020-02-192020-02-19 by Alison Eveleigh

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A bill under debate in the Victorian parliament that would allow class action lawyers to charge contingency fees would improve access to justice and help address the current wage theft ‘epidemic’, a state Labor politician has said.

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Courts criticised for losing sight of justice in Takata airbag class closure challenge

Posted on 2020-02-192020-02-19 by Miklos Bolza

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The lead applicants in seven class actions against auto manufacturers over explosive Takata airbags have criticised the courts for losing their way in ensuring justice is done, in a landmark challenge to class closure orders made in the cases.

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Great Southern investor’s fight over enforceability of Bendigo Bank loan revived on appeal

Posted on 2020-02-19 by Christine Caulfield

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Two investors in failed Great Southern Group managed investment schemes have lost their latest appeal over a controversial class action settlement deed that allowed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank to enforce loans issued to fund their investments. But a third borrower, who denied he was a member of the class action, has been given the greenlight to defend the bank’s recovery proceedings.

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Wesfarmers says Target underpaid staff $9M

Posted on 2020-02-192020-02-19 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Wesfarmers has revealed staff at Target stores were underpaid $9 million, one day after Coles announced at least $20 million in underpayments.

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Class action lawyer, funder Mark Elliott dies in vehicle accident

Posted on 2020-02-182020-02-18 by Christine Caulfield

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Melbourne-based class action lawyer and litigation funder Mark Elliott has reportedly died in a vehicle accident on his farm in Flinders, Victoria.

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Contingency fees bill a ‘handshake’ to Maurice Blackburn, Slater and Gordon, state MP says

Posted on 2020-02-182020-02-19 by Cat Fredenburgh

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A Victorian politician has slammed a bill that would allow lawyers running class actions in the state to charge contingency fees, calling the proposal a ‘handshake’ to the country’s two largest plaintiffs law firms.

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No duty of care owed to Centrelink recipients, gov’t says in Robodebt class action defence

Posted on 2020-02-182020-02-18 by Miklos Bolza

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Defending against a $300 million class action brought by Centrelink recipients over its Robodebt scheme, the Federal Government has told a court it did not owe a duty of care to people receiving benefits.

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Coles owes underpaid staff at least $20M

Posted on 2020-02-182020-02-18 by Alison Eveleigh

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Coles underpaid salaried staff members in its supermarket and liquor businesses at least $20 million over the past six years, the company revealed in announcing its half-yearly results.

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