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A judge has signalled he will approve a $500,000 settlement in an underpayments class action against labour hire company Stellar Personnel, but has grilled the applicant’s law firm over costs.
Telstra misled customers about Belong upload speeds, court finds
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A court has found that Telstra misled almost 9,000 residential broadband customers about the upload speeds of its budget internet provider Belong.
Cosmetic surgery class action faces battle over plan to drop doctor from case
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A class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over alleged botched cosmetic surgeries wants to drop its claims against one doctor, but other defendants have taken issue.
Judge disqualifies himself from hearing Greensill cases
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A newly appointed judge has disqualified himself from hearing a group of cases over Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, after he acted as counsel for insurer Marsh in a related dispute.
Will ACCC pick up pace of competition enforcement after sluggish two years?
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It has been a quiet time for the competition regulator under the stewardship of Gina Cass-Gottlieb, but on Thursday the enforcer urged companies and consumers to watch this space.
EML wins extra time to respond to class action’s ‘new case’
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Payments processing company EML has won more time to respond to a new pleading in a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns with its anti-money laundering compliance.
Landmark ruling to upend tax office’s practice of treating UPEs as loans
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An appeals court has found that an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, upending the ATO’s longstanding practice of treating UPEs as part of a trustee’s assessable income.
High Court asked to weigh if principal builder owes duty to subcontractor’s employee
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An injured construction worker is challenging the dismissal of his case against the principal contractor on a Brisbane building site, saying it owed a duty of care to him as a sub-contractor’s employee.
No ‘judicial sympathy’ for Taringa shopping centre builder faced with insolvency
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A judge has order the winding up of a construction company contracted to build a Queensland shopping centre after the builder failed to comply with a statutory demand.
US property giant CoStar makes $2.7B play for Domain
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Nine-owned Australian property marketplace Domain is weighing up a $2.7 billion cash takeover offer from US-based CoStar Group, which snapped up a 16.9 per cent share in the company on Thursday.