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The federal government has backed suggestions for changes to the Food and Grocery Code that would slap major grocery stores with fines of up to $10 million for violating the code, amid concerns over rising food prices.
Sydney barrister wins indemnity costs after $150,000 defamation award
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Sydney barrister Gina Edwards has been awarded part of her costs in an indemnity basis after securing $150,000 in damages in her defamation case over Channel Nine’s coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Worley wants new bench in second shareholder class action appeal
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Counsel for Worley in a nine-year-old shareholder class action that is set for another Full Court appeal has foreshadowed a possible recusal application against the judges who heard the first appeal.
$75M settlement reached in first Tasmanian class action
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The Tasmanian government has agreed to settle a class action on behalf of former child detainees of the state’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre alleging decades of systemic negligence by management.
iSignthis, former boss breached obligations over ASX disclosures, court finds
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A court has found iSignthis and its former CEO Nickolas John Karantzis breached the Corporations Act in disclosures to the stock market about one-off revenue and the termination of the fintech’s business arrangement with Visa.
Transurban denies West Gate Tunnel project’s top lawyer made protected complaints
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Toll road operator Transurban denies that the former head of legal for its West Gate Tunnel project exercised a workplace right when she complained that there was a “culture of fear and intimidation” on the project’s commercial team and that the team was suffering from “chaos and dysfunction”.
Unlawful detention class action, Commonwealth spar over $27.5M settlement deed
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The lead applicant in a class action over the alleged unlawful detention of 240 Indonesian children and the Commonwealth are locked in a battle over the construction of a $27.5 million settlement reached last year.
Judge rejects Laing O’Rourke’s claim associate’s email created impression of bias
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A judge has dismissed a recusal application in an employment case against Laing O’Rourke Australia, which alleged an email from his associate inferred misconduct by a barrister and a Mills Oakley solicitor representing the construction company.
Two senior barristers appointed to Federal Court
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An advocate for women at the Bar and an expert in public law have been appointed to serve as judges on the Federal Court.
Contingency fee order in Arrium class action would remain in force in NSW, AG tells High Court
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The NSW Supreme Court would have the power to deal with a contingency fee order made in a class action against KPMG if the accounting firm won its application to move the case from Victoria, making the existence of the order a neutral factor in the transfer bid, the federal Attorney-General has told the High Court.