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Adani subsidiary Carmichael Rail has lost its High Court challenge seeking to have a dispute over damaged steel rails heard in Australian Federal Court rather than by an arbitrator in London.
Lisa Wilkinson begged Ten to admit role in Logies speech after media backlash, court told
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The Project presenter Lisa Wilkinson has told a court that she begged Network Ten to admit its role in a controversial Logies speech for which she faced criticism in the media, as she pushes to have the network cover her costs in defamation proceedings brought by Bruce Lehrmann.
Lawyer denies she was ’embarrassed’ by sign-off on controversial Logies speech
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A senior lawyer at Network Ten has told the court she was not embarrassed by legal advice given to Lisa Wilkinson in relation to her controversial Logies speech and denied she was “utterly ill-equipped” to play a role in Wilkinson’s defence, amid a stoush between the network and the presenter over her legal bill in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case.
DVA may face class action for sharing veterans’ sensitive medical data
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The Department of Veterans’ Affairs is facing a class action investigation for allegedly sharing the sensitive medical and personal data of 300,000 veterans and their families without authorisation.
In class action defence, KFC says rest break obligation met even if staff chose to keep working
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Fast food giant KFC has served its defence in a class action alleging workers were deprived of their rest break entitlements, saying its obligation to provide the break was satisfied if staff were given the chance to stop work but chose not to.
Deductions to eat up 66% of Wellard shareholder class action settlement
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Group members in a shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard will get 34 per cent of a $23 million settlement if the court approves deductions sought by the funder and law firm that ran the case.
Peak legal body clashes with ACCC on reform to merger regime
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The Law Council of Australia has come out in opposition to calls by the competition regulator for major reform to the country’s merger regime, saying the evidence did not support “wholesale” changes.
SARB scores partial win on appeal in Melbourne city parking patent case
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Technology company SARB has partially succeeded in a challenge to a ruling that it infringed a rival’s intellectual property in its development of a parking system used by the City of Melbourne, with an appeals court finding a judge made an error in his reading of the claims of one patent at issue.
Shareholder class action collapses may up litigation risk, dampen plaintiffs’ appetite
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The recent dismissal of two shareholder class actions after hard-fought trials is expected to lead to a recalibration of litigation risk and may discourage plaintiff firms and funders from pursuing what might once have been considered slam dunk cases, experts say.
Merivale settles underpayments class action
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Hospitality giant Merivale has agreed to settle an underpayments class action alleging it failed to pay workers amounts owed for overtime hours worked.