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On the eve of trial, rideshare giant Uber has agreed to pay $271.8 million to settle a five-year-old class action brought by taxi and hire car drivers in four states over the introduction of UberX.
Apple CEO called App Store an ‘economic miracle’, court hears in Epic Games trial
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Apple has made exceptional profits skimming a 30 per cent commission from sales on its app store, dubbed by the tech giant’s CEO an “economic miracle”, Epic Games has said on the first day of trial in a landmark competition case.
‘I worked like a navvy’: Judge slams TWU for eleventh hour claim against Qantas
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A judge has chided the Transport Workers Union for announcing at the start of trial that it intends to seek lost union dues from Qantas, as a hearing kicked off over the amount of compensation the airline owes to ground crew, whose jobs were illegally outsourced at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carriage fight on the cards as third IC Markets class action filed
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A third law firm has filed a class action against International Capital Markets, after failing to reach an agreement on joining forces with two other firms that have agreed to consolidate their competing class actions against the Sydney broker over risky contracts for difference.
Judge grills law firm on proposal to up costs cap in Hays class action settlement
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A settlement of up to $1.325 million in an employment class action against labour hire firm Hays Specialist Recruitment has been approved, but a proposal by the applicant’s law firm to increase a promised limit on costs in order to resolve a row with a funder has drawn a judge’s ire.
Pesutto to face more defamation suits by organisers of anti-trans rally
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Victorian Liberal Party leader John Pesutto is facing the threat of two more defamation suits by organisers of last year’s anti-trans ‘Let Women Speak’ rally, which was crashed by neo-Nazis.
Former PwC senior associate accuses firm of ‘repeated indifference’ to bullying complaints
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A former senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers has sued the accounting giant alleging she was sacked after 16 years at the firm for making complaints about a supervisor’s “repeated bullying”.
Gadens nabs defamation partner from Banki Haddock Fiora
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Law firm Gadens has strengthened its IP and defamation practice with the appointments of a partner and associate from rival Banki Haddock Fiora.
Blue Sky founder may have insider trading claims over release of Glaucus report, judge says
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Blue Sky’s founder and former managing director Mark Sowerby has won orders requiring a director of US hedge fund Glaucus to produce documents relating to claims the short-seller shared information with market participants before releasing a report which sent Blue Sky’s shares into a tailspin.
Nine settles class action over Palm Island litigation coverage
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Group members in a class action against Nine over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots will receive between $2,000 to $5,200 as part of a settlement reached to resolve the case.