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Expect more legal battles this year over the right to work from home, with employees continuing to demand flexibility but businesses starting to push back, according to legal experts.
Talent scout settles suit with Teneo alleging she worked 16-hour days
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A former talent count for global CEO advisory firm Teneo has resolved a lawsuit against her former employer alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.
Ochre liquidator can serve missing directors by email, judge says
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A judge has given a liquidator the green light to use substituted service to serve court documents on two directors of failed iron ore producer Ochre Group whose exact whereabouts are unknown, amid concerns about transactions leading up to the company’s collapse.
Bickfords squeezes out Frucor’s ‘Real McCoy’ trade mark
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Australian beverage company Bickfords, which makes ‘Real McCoy’ whiskey mixed drinks, has successfully opposed rival drink maker Frucor Suntory’s bid to trade mark the same name for a fruit juice product, with an IP Australia delegate finding the beverages were similar.
Qube can draw on $7M in spat with Martinus over interstate rail project
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Martinus Rail cant stop logistics company Qube from calling on $7 million in bank guarantees as part of a dispute over the construction of the Moorebank Interstate Intermodal terminal and rail project, after a judge rejected the argument that drawing on the funds would contravene the Security of Payment Act.
Enough already! Greed, hubris and indifference in the time of Banksia
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In the appeal that uncovered the Banksia class action scam I was a lawyer for – and the son of – the group member who dared to object to the $64 million settlement. What followed came to be known as the darkest chapter in Victoria’s legal history, but have we really learned our lesson?
Class action filed over Victoria’s public housing demolition plan
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The Victorian government faces a class action over its decision to redevelop Melbourne’s high-rise public housing towers, with lawyers for residents calling on the state to reconsider the plan.
AFL hit with racial vilification suit by former player
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A former professional footy player has taken the Australian Football League to court, claiming it is liable for alleged racial vilification and abuse by a coach in 1997, just months after the league was hit with a class action accusing it of racism and discrimination.
ACCC launches year-long probe into supermarket prices
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will conduct a one-year inquiry into supermarket pricing and competition amid concerns by consumers.
ASIC calls for contempt orders against banned wealth manager
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A former wealth manager faces action by the corporate regulator for contempt of court after he allegedly breached a court order banning him from involvement in financial services.