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MinterEllison has lost four partners to Clayton Utz, including commercial litigator and head of Minters’ Canberra office, George Shaw.
Melbourne Football Club defeats member’s challenge to board election rules
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Legal action by a Melbourne Football Club member challenging the AFL club’s board election rules has been dismissed, with a judge finding the rule banning campaigning by candidates is not oppressive as alleged.
United Petroleum behind ‘misleading’ underpayments campaign against On The Run, court told
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Convenience store chain On the Run is mulling proceedings against United Petroleum, which allegedly paid $120,000 to a public relations firm to run a “misleading” ad campaign accusing it of wage theft.
Jetstar faces class action over COVID-19 flight credits
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Budget airline Jetstar has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who were credited with travel vouchers for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic but were allegedly owed a refund.
‘Dog chasing its tail’: Long-running $320,000 costs dispute between solicitor and barrister settles
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A Sydney barrister and solicitor have settled a dispute over a $320,000 bill initially estimated to cost $60,000 after an appeals court found two costs agreements were void and held that courts should take a “purposive approach” to the rules governing costs disclosure obligations.
Westpac fights bid to ‘get around’ limitation defence in flex commissions class action
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Banks targeted in long-running class actions over flexible commission schemes for car dealers are resisting the plaintiffs’ bid to amend their pleadings to “get around” the defence that certain claims are time-barred.
High Court asked to clarify importance of disclosure in patent applications
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The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether the Federal Court’s prevailing approach to the disclosure requirements of the Patents Act “imposes too great a burden” on patent applicants.
Sydney Trains underpayments suit mulls class closure as High Court takes up issue
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An underpayments class action against Sydney Trains has flagged an application to exclude unregistered group members from any settlement, as the High Court steps in to resolve an appellate court split on the power to make class closure orders.
AG can gatekeep insurance providers for NSW lawyers, appeals court finds
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The NSW appeals court has clarified the operation of the Uniform Law in the state, finding that insurers offering professional indemnity insurance to legal practitioners must be approved by the state’s Attorney General.
‘Poor in the extreme’: Fishing class action slams NSW’s defence
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A class action accusing the New South Wales government of unfair persecution of south coast Indigenous groups for engaging in cultural fishing practices has slammed the state’s defence as “poor in the extreme”.