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The Bureau of Meteorology has dropped its appeal of a judgment that found a former senior executive was unfairly fired after taking a business-class trip to Paris.
Claims in $40M class action against Whitehaven Coal ‘fanciful’, court told
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Whitehaven Coal has struck back at a class action led by the father of famed mining investor Nathan Tinkler, calling the claims that it failed to fulfil an implied term of a $150 million share subscription from 2012 “fanciful”.
Accenture can’t put HR exec’s employment case back in bottle
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Consulting giant Accenture has failed to keep a human resources executive’s claims of Fair Work breaches out of the public eye, with a court finding prior publication of the allegations would render a suppression order pointless.
Legal watchdog had power to lay charges against lawyer accused of inappropriate sexual contact: court
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The South Australian legal watchdog has won its appeal of a decision which found it did not have the power to lay charges against a lawyer accused of “inappropriate and uninvited” sexual contact with a junior solicitor.
In win for ASIC, court finds rent-to-own leases were credit agreements
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A court has held that a “nuanced” business model used by a rental company providing long-term leases to often vulnerable consumer for household items breached the Credit Act, finding the loan agreements were in substance credit contracts. Federal Court Justice Lisa…
Christie Whelan Browne resolves suit against Rocky Horror theatre company
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Actor Christie Whelan Browne has resolved a lawsuit against theatre company Oldfield Entertainment alleging it violating the Sex Discrimination Act by subjecting her to sexual discrimination and harassment by fellow cast member Craig McLachlan during its 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show.
ASIC says Paladin director can’t rely on penalty privilege
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has argued the relief sought in proceedings against the director of two Paladin Group units does not constitute a penalty, as it challenges his reliance on the privilege against self-exposure to penalty.
Michael Hill wins appeal in $2.3M spat with packaging supplier
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Michael Hill has won its challenge to a decision that found the jewellery retailer breached an exclusivity clause and minimum order requirements in a sales agreement with a packaging supplier.
Sleeping Duck shareholder rejected $4M settlement in failed oppression suit
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A Sleeping Duck shareholder has been ordered to pay the company’s costs on an indemnity basis in its failed oppression suit, with a judge finding that its decisions to reject Sleeping Duck’s buy-out offers of roughly $4 million were unreasonable.
Whitehaven Coal shareholders ‘trapped’ after 2012 acquisition, class action trial told
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Shareholders in Whitehaven Coal who helped inject $150 million of capital during a 2012 merger are “trapped” after the ASX-listed coal producer failed to abide by its side of the deal, a class action funded by mining investor Nathan Tinkler has alleged on the first day of trial.