Employment
Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret.
Competition & Consumer Protection
ACCC accuses mobile crane companies of cartel conduct
The ACCC has taken Sydney's four largest mobile crane companies and four of their senior executives to court for allegedly engaging in cartel conduct by agreeing not to supply cranes to certain customers or construction sites.
Class Actions
Tasmanian junior doctors launch class action for unpaid overtime
Junior doctors in Tasmania are the latest to bring a class action seeking compensation for years of alleged unpaid overtime work at the state’s major hospitals.
Personal injury
High Court ruling clarifies assessment of damages in personal injury cases
In a historic High Court decision, a Queensland man who suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of a hospital's negligence has won his bid for damages that allows him to receive medical care at home.
M&A
Acquisition strategy a key factor in ACCC deal analysis, reform architect says
Ashurst has recruited the architect of Australia's merger reforms as companies prepare for the new regulations to kick in next year, and she tells Lawyerly businesses can expect a "well-prepared" ACCC.
Employment
CDPP drops charges against former Bruck Textile execs
The CDPP has dropped charges accusing former executives of collapsed Bruck Textile Technologies of scheming their way out of making more than $3 million in redundancy payments, following an appellate ruling in their favour clarifying when it's a crime to prevent the payout of employee wages.
Securities
‘Worst of all possible worlds’: Judge rejects Blue Sky shareholder’s bid for novel split trial
The shareholder leading a class action against failed fund manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has lost a bid for a split trial it accepted was novel, despite arguing the usual course for trials in securities cases was "misconceived".
AI
‘A practice that must be stopped’: Judge fed up with use of AI in pleadings
A judge wrongly cited as the author of an AI-hallucinated judgment has struck out at the AI-assisted statement of claim filed by a self-represented litigant in a defamation case, saying the use of generative AI to prepare pleadings is “a practice that must be stopped”.
Class Actions
Class action can’t send personalised opt out notices in IC Markets case
IC Markets has prevailed in a fight with the applicant in a class action against the brokerage firm, which sought to personalise a notice to group members advising them of the case.
Professional Negligence
Knowmore Legal suffers preliminary loss in negligence case
A judge has handed Knowmore Legal an early loss in a negligence case by a former client, finding the client was barred from bringing further sexual abuse claims by accepting an offer under the national redress scheme.
