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Aged care service providers have been put on notice that they could face legal action for blocking whistleblowers from providing evidence to the aged care royal commission.
Judge tosses Cash Converters’ ‘singular’ bid for recusal from settlement hearing
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A judge has shot down a bid by Cash Converters to recuse himself from hearing arguments for a $16.4 million class action settlement, saying his advice while still a barrister to the law firm running the proceedings did not give rise to apprehended bias.
Writers’ Guild settles dispute over screenwriter royalties
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The Australian Writers’ Guild has resolved its long-running dispute with the Audio-Visual Copyright Society alleging the royalties distributor misdirected millions in royalties owed to Australian screenwriters.
Herbert Smith Freehills to represent AMP in ASIC suit over Clayton Utz docs
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AMP has retained Herbert Smith Freehills — one of its go-to law firms — to represent it in legal proceedings by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission seeking documents from Clayton Utz as part of an ongoing investigation of the wealth manager’s fees-for-no-service conduct.
Ultra Tune slapped with $2.6M fine for misleading franchisees, deceiving court
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National car repair franchise Ultra Tune has been ordered to pay a $2.6 million penalty, with a judge finding the firm had not only breached the Franchising Code and the Australian Consumer Law by misleading a prospective franchisee but also misled the court in its defence of the case brought by the consumer watchdog.
Activist suing super fund REST over climate change plan can’t cap adverse costs
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An ecological landscaper suing the Retail Employees Superannuation Trust fund for an undeveloped climate change policy has lost an application for a maximum costs order in the public-interest case.
Law firm wants to shut down class action over excessive fees
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A Queensland law firm says litigation launched by a former client alleging she and other clients were charged excessive fees should not be run as a class action.
Fair Work deputy president chided for anti-CFMMEU retweet, but cleared of apparent bias
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A senior member of the Fair Work Commission acted inappropriately when he shared a Twitter post critical of Labor leader Bill Shorten and the CFMMEU, but it did not mean he could be viewed as biased against the union, a full bench of the workplace tribunal has found.
Judge was wrong to halt cross-examination in Octaviar class action, court hears
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A judge that dismissed an investor class action against the Public Trustee of Queensland over the failure of investment firm Octaviar Group improperly intervened in the cross-examination of one of the class’ witnesses, one of the judges that will hear an appeal of the dismissal was told.
Craig McLachlan wins stay of defamation case amid criminal charges
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Actor Craig McLachlan has won a bid to stay his defamation case against actress Christie Whelan Browne, Fairfax Media and the ABC in light of recent indecent assault charges brought against him, with a judge finding the cases deal with identical subject matter.