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A former corporate adviser will spend at least nine months in jail after pleading guilty to trading in Genesis Minerals shares in September 2021 with insider knowledge, netting almost $60,000 in profits.
All eyes on lawyers’ 27.5% cut as court prepares to weigh first GCO class action settlement
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When the Supreme Court of Victoria considers for the first time a settlement reached in a class action run on a contingency fee basis, it will grapple with some novel questions, including whether to trim the 27.5 per cent group costs order granted to Slater & Gordon at the outset of the case, legal experts say.
‘Such a serious departure’: Lawyer struck from roll for failing to pay barristers
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A court has struck the name of an Adelaide solicitor from the roll for failing to pay six barristers and misappropriating trust funds, finding the misconduct was not excused by his financial difficulties.
Epic Games case against Google ‘more ambitious’ than claims against Apple, court told
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Epic Games’ case alleging Google ran its Play Store anti-competitively is “significantly more ambitious” than the Fortnite game maker’s claims against Apple, according to the search giant, which says its restraints are “more flexible and less draconian” than the iPhone maker’s.
Crown fit to run Melbourne casino, gaming regulator says
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Victoria’s gambling watchdog has cleared Crown to continue operating its casino in Melbourne, finding the gaming giant has addressed the serious and systemic failings identified by the Finkelstein royal commission.
Lisa Wilkinson’s husband seeks costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
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Author Peter FitzSimons is seeking costs from Bruce Lehrmann for complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer’s defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons’ wife Lisa Wilkinson over the network’s airing of allegations that Lehrmann raped ex-colleague Brittany Higgins.
ABC can’t access training information in ex-soldier’s discrimination case
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An appeals court has granted the Commonwealth’s bid to suppress material relating to its “conduct after capture” training in a discrimination case brought by a former ADF member, finding that a document is not in the public domain simply because it is available for inspection on the court file.
Zoetis can appeal Boehringer win over pig vaccine patents
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US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has been granted leave to appeal a ruling that invalidated three of its patents covering pig vaccines.
$46.5M settlement reached in G8 class action, teeing up first contingency fee payout
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Australia’s largest childcare centre operator G8 Education has agreed to pay $46.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep investors in the loop about factors affecting its 2017 financial performance, and the firm that ran the case is set to make $13 million after securing the first group costs order in Victoria.
ANZ pays $57.5M to resolve class action over credit card interest charges
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ANZ has agreed to pay $57.5 million in a settlement of a class action over retrospective interest charges on credit cards.