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Maurice Blackburn has not given up its fight with the Australian Taxation Office over a multimillion dollar tax liability on record-setting class action payout for Black Saturday bushfire victims.
TV broadcasters face probe over live coverage of Christchurch terrorist attack
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Australia’s television broadcasters face an investigation of their coverage of Friday’s terrorist attack in Christchurch, which included live footage filmed by the perpetrator of the mass shooting.
Hells Angels loses IP lawsuit against Redbubble
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The Australian chapter of biker group the Hells Angels has mostly come up short in its wide-ranging intellectual property lawsuit against online marketplace Redbubble. But the judge that heard the case may have opened the door for more IP lawsuits against the print-on-demand site by shooting down its claims that its not a seller but merely a platform for artists and consumers to engage.
Class action against NSW public hospital operators can continue, judge rules
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A judge has rejected a motion by the NSW government and 15 local health districts to shut down a class action by the relatives of overseas patients who were forced to serve as guarantors and hit with hospital bills worth tens of thousands of dollars.
ASIC caused major trader to ‘vanish’, defamation trial hears
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission made global trading firm Select Vantage “vanish overnight” from the Australian market using slanderous statements based on a lack of evidence, the NSW Supreme Court has heard.
Deloitte contributed to Dick Smith’s downfall, class actions now claim
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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is facing claims by the lead applicants in two class actions against failed retail giant Dick Smith alleging its poor accounting practices contributed to the retailer’s collapse.
Labour hire company Manpower faces unfair dismissal case by former GM
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Ex-Manpower Services general manager Jamie Butterworth is suing the multinational recruitment company, alleging he was unlawfully terminated for complaining about the performance of the company’s Experis brand.
IOOF faces shareholder class action after APRA case
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Wealth manager IOOF is facing a shareholder class action alleging it failed to tell investors that misconduct aired at the Banking Royal Commission would put it in the crosshairs of Australia’s financial regulator.
Fairfax fights $280,000 ruling in Chau Chak Wing defamation case
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Fairfax Media is challenging a ruling ordering it to pay $280,000 in damages to Chau Chak Wing for an allegedly defamatory article that appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald linking the wealthy Chinese-Australian businessman to an international bribery scandal.
Judges back US-style class action standstill to deal with competing cases
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A proposed 90-day standstill that gives law firms time to file competing class actions without rushing to court has garnered support from multiple Federal Court judges, and could be adopted as part of new protocols being considered, one judge said Friday.