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ANZ’s failure to disclose a bailout by banks underwriting a $2.5 billion share placement has resulted in a penalty of less than $1 million, ending an eight-year saga that included an aborted criminal trial.
Legal watchdog can seek orders against anti-vax lawyer
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The Council for the Law Society of NSW can seek disciplinary findings against a solicitor who was previously banned over social media posts encouraging people to flout COVID-19 mandates and representing that a judge condoned rape and murder.
Viterra can’t dodge indemnity costs in feud over $420M Joe White sale
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Glencore-owned Viterra must pay indemnity costs to four Joe White employees it dragged into a 10-year feud with Cargill over the $420 million sale of the Joe White business, after a judge found its claims against them were “hopeless from the outset”.
Union launches class action against McDonald’s over unpaid work
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After losing its argument that class actions are excluded under the Fair Work Act, the union representing fast food workers has filed a class action of its own, alleging McDonald’s denied shift managers compensation for pre- and post-shift work.
Higgins’ evidence on government’s admission ‘inconsistent’ with $2.4M settlement deed, says judge
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The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network Ten has allowed the accused rapist to rely on a settlement deed between the federal government and Brittany Higgins, saying it was ‘inconsistent’ with her evidence.
Alan Jones threatens defamation action over indecent assault allegations
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Former 2GB presenter Alan Jones has threatened to bring defamation proceedings over an article accusing him of using his power to prey on young men. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age published an in-depth investigation on Thursday by Kate McClymont…
Mercer Super agrees to pay $11.3M penalty in ASIC’s first greenwashing case
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Mercer Superannuation has agreed to pay $11.3 million in a case the regulator said was “the first and we hope the last” greenwashing case of its kind.
Senator Linda Reynolds ‘felt sick’ about Higgins’ alleged rape, court told
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A former personal aide to Senator Linda Reynolds has given evidence in a defamation trial that she spoke with her boss about Bruce Lehrmann’s alleged assault against Brittany Higgins two weeks after the incident and that the ex-defence minister had told her she “felt sick” about it.
KFC loses challenge to Grill’d’s HFC trade mark
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KFC has failed to block Grill’d’s HFC trade mark, with a judge finding the marks are not deceptively similar and that Grill’d did not act in bad faith despite parodying the fast food giant in advertising for its ‘Healthy Fried Chicken’ products.
High Court overturns class action waiver finding in Ruby Princess case
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The High Court has overturned a ruling that barred foreign passengers from a class action over the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise in 2020, finding a class action waiver in the terms and conditions of their tickets was unenforceable under Australia’s consumer laws.