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The former head of brand marketing at Mecca Brand has dropped her lawsuit alleging the cosmetics retailer violated the Fair Work Act by making her position redundant after a period of maternity leave.
ASIC wins bankruptcy orders against ‘ASX Wolf’ Tyson Scholz
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won sequestration orders against Gold Coast ‘finfluencer’ Tyson Scholz after he failed to pay the regulator’s costs in proceedings that resulted in him being permanently barred from carrying on a unlicensed financial services business.
Finfluencer’s $60,000 settlement offer no better than declaration of TM infringement, court says
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A ruling that finfluencer Canna Campbell infringed a rival’s ‘financial foreplay’ trade mark but owed zero damages was not a less favourable outcome for a fellow financial advisor than a $60,000 settlement offer, a court has found in rejecting a bid for indemnity costs.
‘A war on two fronts’: No relief in sight for companies battling multiple privacy class actions
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More companies may find themselves in the position of Medibank — which recently failed to stay representative proceedings before the privacy regulator while a related class action is on foot — so long as the laws remain unchanged, and law firms are willing to gamble on privacy class actions.
Queensland court finds COVID-19 vaccine directive unlawful
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The Supreme Court of Queensland has found that a 2021 direction for police officers to receive the COVID-19 vaccination was unlawful and a similar mandate for ambulance service workers had no effect.
Judge’s ruling a warning to lawyers tempted by ChatGPT
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A judge’s decision to place little weight on the character reference of a defendant that read like the work of ChatGPT should make lawyers think twice before employing artificial intelligence to author material intended for the court’s eyes.
Appeal dropped in first junior doctors class action to go to trial
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Victoria’s Peninsula Health has abandoned an appeal of a ruling in a class action that found it breached workplace laws by failing to pay overtime to a junior doctor, a capitulation that could be a game changer for a series of class actions against health care providers.
Judge orders soft class closure in ‘junk’ insurance class action
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A judge has ordered soft class closure in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over allegedly worthless insurance, saying that knowing how many of the 200,000 group members are likely to participate would assist in resolving the case.
Lawyer’s belief about paralegal underpayments ‘unreasonable’, judge finds
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A Sydney law firm and its principal have been fined $14,400 for disobeying a Fair Work Ombudsman compliance notice issued for the alleged underpayment of a paralegal, with a judge saying the lawyer’s belief she did not owe any wages was “unreasoned and unreasonable”.
ER doctors hit Melbourne hospital with underpayments suit
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Twenty-six emergency doctors have brought an underpayments lawsuit against Melbourne hospital operator Austin Health, claiming that for the past six year they have not been paid the full amount they are owed.