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Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has hit back at an underpayments class action, claiming store managers were not entitled to overtime and that their claims cannot be run as a class action.
Third class action law firm circling IG Markets over risky CFDs
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Online trading platform IG Markets is facing more scrutiny over its marketing of risky financial products, with a third law firm investigating a class action for everyday investors who have lost money.
Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
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The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.
ABC drops defence in ex-commando defamation suit to guard source’s identity
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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has dropped its only remaining defence in a defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell over articles that alleged he was involved in war crimes, citing promises to protect a source’s identity.
BHP unit brings High Court challenge over Christmas Day work
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BHP in-house labour hire provider Operations Services has filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court a finding that it unlawfully required its coal miners to work on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
CBA faces action over work from office mandate
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The Finance Sector Union has brought action in the Fair Work Commission over the Commonwealth Bank’s decision to force employees to return to the office.
ASIC wins hard-fought case against payday lenders after High Court challenge
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ASIC has won orders declaring that Gold Coast-based BHF Solutions and Cigno needed a credit licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of customers, after the High Court tossed a challenge by the payday lenders.
Lawsuit by ex-office manager against Bannister Law resolves
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A former accounts and office manager has resolved her case against class action firm Bannister Law alleging she was required to work while on leave and was fired after complaining about bullying.
Nuix’s discovery bill questioned in legal costs fight with former CEO
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A court has queried Nuix’s claim for $500,000 in discovery expenses in an unsuccessful suit by former CEO Edward Sheehy over share options, and has said the legal bill of Sheehy would be taken into account in calculating Nuix’s costs.
‘Unprecedented’ bid to revive Robodebt class action just might work, expert says
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A law firm is considering an ‘unprecedented’ move to reconvene its class action on behalf of Robodebt victims, which can only happen with the Commonwealth’s permission, but the Albanese government might consent as a way to score political points, an expert has told Lawyerly.