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Concerned that First Nations customers are being targeted, the corporate regulator has ordered the owner of the Urban Rampage clothing chain to end Centrepay credit facilities.
Sydney barrister wins $150K in defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle
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Sydney barrister Gina Edwards has been awarded $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, with a judge finding she relied on a bad legal advice from a fellow barrister and genuinely believed she was Oscar’s co-owner.
$50M lawsuit alleges Rebel Sport CEO had relationship with former HR chief
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The owner of Rebel Sport is facing a $50 million lawsuit by two former employees who allege CEO Anthony Heraghty carried on a secret relationship with the retailer’s former chief human resources officer.
AMP class action judge says court should be ‘cautious’ in class closure fights
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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.