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The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether proportionate liability defences can be applied in the context of commercial arbitration.
‘Looks like credit, acts like credit’: Government flags reforms to buy now, pay later industry
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Buy now, pay later services will soon be regulated as credit products under proposed changes to the law flagged by the federal government amid concerns about financial risks the service poses to consumers.
Union test case alleges John Holland blocked silica dust testing efforts
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The Australian Workers’ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.
DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
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DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO’s lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.
‘Shocked’ judge eviscerates Tyro class action settlement
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A judge has approved a $5 million class action settlement against payment processor Tyro over a service outage but has shredded the proposed funder payout and legal fees that would have comprised 60 per cent of the sum, calling the costs “outrageous”.
Aussie honey producers triumph in trans-Tasman tussle over manuka honey rights
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New Zealand honey producers have failed in a lengthy fight with their Aussie counterparts to trade mark the term ‘manuka honey’, with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ruling the phrase is merely descriptive of a type of honey.
Corrs Chambers not required to disclose involvement in drafting expert report: Full Court
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An appeals court has said that while it might be desirable for law firms to disclose their involvement in drafting expert reports, they are not legally obligated to do so, overturning a finding that Corrs Chambers Westgarth went “far beyond the permissible scope” of involvement in a report prepared for a trade secrets case.
‘Extraordinary unhappiness’ with $300M J&J pelvic mesh settlement, court hears
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A contradictor in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon has told the court of the “extraordinary amount of group member unhappiness” following approval of a $300 million settlement – the largest in the history of Australian product liability group proceedings.
AMP hit with $24M penalty for ‘unconscionable’ practice of charging dead customers
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A judge has ordered two AMP units to pay a total of $24 million after finding the wealth manager acted unconscionably in charging insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers.
NAB flags attack on landmark union case alleging ‘systemic, deliberate understaffing’
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The National Australia Bank has flagged a potential strike-out bid against a landmark case by the Finance Sector Union alleging bank managers were required to work unreasonable unpaid hours for years.