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AMP has lost its bid for soft class closure in a class action over allegedly excessive superannuation fees, with a judge finding the court should exercise “real caution” when class closure is opposed by the applicant.
Media monitor Isentia wins copyright fight with Sky News despite ‘wholesale copying’
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A judge has ruled that media monitor Isentia did not infringe the copyright of Sky News, despite the “wholesale copying” of content for its government clients, because its actions were done for the “services of the Commonwealth or State”.
Isuzu, Mazda face class action investigation over allegedly faulty suspension
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Isuzu and Mazda are facing a class action investigation over alleged ‘bump steer’ defects in three popular car models.
Bruce Lehrmann to cover Peter FitzSimons’ costs in defamation case
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Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay author Peter FitzSimons’ costs of complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer’s failed defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons’ wife Lisa Wilkinson.
Refugee’s appeal fails over hotel detention found by court to ‘lack humanity’
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A Kurdish refugee has lost his appeal seeking compensation for being kept in makeshift hotel detention centres for 14 months after a judge found the detention lacked “human decency” but was not unlawful.
Woolworths fined $1.3M for long service leave underpayments
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Woolworths has been fined $1.3 million by a magistrate after admitting it failed to pay long service leave entitlements to more than 1,000 employees.
Clive Palmer’s case over compulsory examination an abuse of process, ASIC says
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The corporate regulator is seeking to stay proceedings brought by Clive Palmer challenging the lawfulness of a seven year-old compulsory examination being used in a criminal case against him, arguing the billionaire’s litigation is an abuse of process.
$230M junior doctors settlement shows employment class actions ‘viable and attractive’, experts say
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A landmark $230 million settlement in an underpayments class action on behalf of junior doctors in NSW shows employment group proceedings are “viable and attractive” and may encourage more players to pursue representative cases on behalf of workers, according to class action experts.
X hit with extended injunction after allegedly disobeying order to hide church stabbing posts
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The eSafety commissioner has won a 16-day injunction against X after telling a court the social media platform had not complied with court orders to hide several posts that allegedly included videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week.
Qatar Airways passengers appeal dismissal of strip search case against airline
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Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Aiport have appealed a ruling summarily tossing their claims against the airline.