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AMP’s former head of advice Jack Regan has filed proceedings against the owner of The Australian, Nationwide News, over a story he claims defamed him by alleging he misled ASIC over the charging of fees for no service.
On The Run takes aim at PR firm for ‘misleading’ wage theft campaign
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Convenience store chain On The Run has filed proceedings against public relations firm the Civic Partnership, claiming it is liable for misleading or deceptive conduct after an employee allegedly created a campaign aimed to damage the business for an unknown client.
Comlek administrators defeat attack on DOCA by Queensland’s revenue office
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An arrangement to restructure Queensland labour hire services company Comlek has survived a challenge by the state’s revenue office, which wanted the business wound up, claiming the restructure was against public interest and commercial morality.
Major supermarkets to face up to $10M in penalties for violating grocery code of conduct
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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.