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ASIC has banned the former director of AGM Markets from serving as a director for eight years, a few weeks after revoking the OTC derivative issuer’s financial services licence.
GetSwift ruling to offer roadmap for competing class actions
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A groundbreaking judgment by the Full Federal Court over competing class actions will be handed down Tuesday morning and is expected to give judges much needed guidance on how to move forward when confronted, as they increasingly are, with multiple proceedings over the same alleged misconduct.
Ex-Tennis Australia boss Harold Mitchell sued over Open deal
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued businessman Harold Mitchell for allegedly passing confidential information onto Seven Network while serving as a director at Tennis Australia in order to help the network win broadcast rights to the Australian Open.
Foodora ordered to pay rider $15,600 in landmark unfair dismissal case
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A Foodora delivery rider has won $15,600 in an unfair dismissal case hailed as a test case for the gig economy, with the Fair Work Commission finding the rider was an employee, not an independent contractor of the failed company.
Federal Court gets $10M boost to handle Royal Commission caseload
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The government has boosted the budgets of the CDPP and the Federal Court by $51 million in advance of an expected increase in criminal and civil enforcement actions resulting from the Banking Royal Commission.
‘Sorry’ could have shaved $1M off Alan Jones defamation payout
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Broadcaster Alan Jones declined an offer to settle a lawsuit alleging he defamed a prominent Queensland family by blaming them for the deaths of 12 people in the 2011 Grantham floods because he would not agreed to the terms of a proposed apology.
Surfstitch judge says court can’t drop opt-out notice to class
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A judge has rejected a bid by the applicants in two shareholder class actions against online fashion retailer Surfstitch to push forward with a proposed settlement of the cases without an opt-out notice to group members.
Axed HWL special counsel says he was entitled to continued work
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A special counsel that was sacked from HWL Ebsworth after writing an article that was critical of the government’s treatment of veterans, is seeking to amend his pleadings to add claims that he was entitled to continued work under his employment contract with the firm.
Motorola to bring copyright claims against Hytera
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Motorola Solutions wants to amend its pleadings in an ongoing patent case against Shenzen-based Hytera Communications to add copyright claims relating to the source code for the radio devices at the centre of the dispute.
High Court declines Rebel Wilson appeal in defamation case
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Rebel Wilson has lost a bid to have the High Court reconsider an appeals court’s decision to slash her record $4.75 million award in a defamation case against Bauer Media to $600,000.