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Deciding an issue that might take a class action against Ford to the High Court for a second time, a judge has found that used car owners can sue under the same consumer guarantee as someone who bought a new car.
Westpac CEO ordered to court after bank seeks to ‘defend the indefensible’
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A judge ordered Westpac’s CEO to front court over the “unconscionable” actions of mortgage subsidiary St George Bank in refusing to reverse an adverse credit record from a customer short $44.11 on her mortgage payments.
HSFK wins round in spat with PlayUp over $330,000 legal bill
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A judge has set aside a decision on a costs assessment application by online gambling platform PlayUp in relation to a $330,000 unpaid legal bill from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
Mobil Oil hit with $16M penalty for misleading consumers about fuel
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A judge has ordered Mobil Oil to pay an agreed penalty of $16 million for running ads in far north Queensland over a period of four years falsely claiming that it was supplying a specific brand of fuel with added benefits.
Victoria can’t dodge full costs in pepper spray class action, flags appeal
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Victoria may appeal a decision in a class action that found police unlawfully deployed pepper spray at a 2019 protest, a court has heard, as the state loses a bid to avoid the applicant’s full legal costs.
AFR resolves defamation suit by Bird’s Basement owner
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Nine’s Australian Financial Review has resolved a defamation suit by the owner of Melbourne jazz venue Bird’s Basement over articles about a former employee’s now discontinued suit.
CIMIC to face non-use cross-claim in suit over Leyton trade mark
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CIMIC faces a cross-claim in its trade mark infringement case against developer Leyton Property, which wants the building giant’s Leighton marks removed from the registry for non-use.
Coles advertised ‘utterly misleading’ discounts to compete with Woolworths, says ACCC
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Coles changed its marketing policies after being concerned it could not compete with Woolworths, a court has heard on the first day of trial in the consumer regulator’s case over the supermarket’s “utterly misleading” discounts.
Court welcomes new judge with 200 High Court appearances under belt
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Stephen Donaghue KC has been sworn in as a new judge on the Victorian Court of Appeal, with attendees at a welcome ceremony hearing the former Solicitor-General has so many High Court appearances — close to 200 — that “even AustLii gave up counting”.
Embattled JLL recruits former EY managing partner as new CEO
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Commercial real estate group JLL has brought on EY’s former clients and industries managing partner to replace its sacked CEO, as it battles litigation on multiple fronts and tries to restore its reputation.