Judge dismisses appeal of $1.5M mesothelioma judgment

Posted on 2018-10-042018-10-04 by Miklos Bolza

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Building material manufacturer Amaca and distributor Seltsam have lost their appeal of a $1.5 million judgment won by a NSW resident who developed mesothelioma after working with asbestos during the 60s and 70s.

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Macmahon pays $6.7M to settle shareholder class action

Posted on 2018-10-042018-10-04 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Macmahon Holdings has agreed to pay $6.7 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging the mining company failed to provide adequate disclosures about the impact delays on a project for Rio Tinto in the Pilbara would have on its profitability.

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One Key Workforce liquidators vie for unpaid wages in union spat

Posted on 2018-10-04 by Miklos Bolza

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Liquidators for failed labour hire business One Key Workforce are disputing a claim by the CFMMEU for wages owed to employees, saying the money should be given to them while they wind up the company.

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Judge faces possible DQ bid by fired Norton Rose partner

Posted on 2018-10-042018-10-04 by Miklos Bolza

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A former employment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright may ask a Federal Court judge to recuse himself from a long-running dispute with the law firm, saying the judge’s previous comments had triggered a “reasonable apprehension” of bias.

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Hytera asks to keep China’s state secrets from Motorola in IP war

Posted on 2018-10-042018-10-04 by Christine Caulfield

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Hytera Communications wants the Federal Court to block Motorola from accessing evidence in their patent war covered by Chinese laws prohibiting disclosure of state secrets or compromising the country’s cybersecurity.

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BHP reaches deal with Brazilian prosecutors over mine disaster

Posted on 2018-10-032018-10-03 by Christine Caulfield

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BHP and Vale SA have reportedly reached an agreement with Brazilian prosecutors to compensate victims of the Fundao dam collapse at the companies’ Samarco mine three years ago.

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Metricon pays ASIC fine for misleading first home buyers

Posted on 2018-10-03 by Christine Caulfield

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Housing giant Metricon will pay $50,400 in penalties after being hit with four infringement notices for misleading advertising aimed at first home buyers.

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Settlement offer to bushfire class members misleading, judge finds

Posted on 2018-10-032018-10-03 by Cat Fredenburgh

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A settlement offer promising swift payment that was sent to class members in a lawsuit against Powercor Australia over the 2018 St Patrick’s Day bushfires in Victoria was misleading, a judge has found.

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Gold Coast financial adviser loses defamation case over online comments

Posted on 2018-10-032018-10-03 by Miklos Bolza

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A Gold Coast-based derivatives trading firm has lost a defamation case against an online investment forum over critical comments warning potential investors against using the company.

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Fortescue unit can eyeball Squire Patton Boggs emails in power contract dispute

Posted on 2018-10-032019-05-31 by Miklos Bolza

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A unit of Fortescue Metals Group has won its bid for emails between Squire Patton Boggs and a unit of electricity provider TransAlta Energy relating to a disputed power purchase agreement, saying privilege was waived when the emails were forwarded to a third party.

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