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A Federal Court judge who stepped down from the bench in December is joining global law firm DLA Piper after just four months in retirement.
ClearLoans hit with $6M penalty in ASIC’s first COVID-19 case
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Personal lender ClearLoans and its parent company have been hit with $6 million in penalties for violating consumer credit protections laws, including by failing to respond to financial hardship notices from debtors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reporter details ‘sexist culture’ of Ten’s Canberra bureau
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Journalist Tegan George has reworked her sex discrimination case against Network Ten, claiming the Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.
AMA to file ‘jumbo’ claim in scrap with former execs
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Car repair giant AMA Group is set to file an omnibus claim against ousted CEO Andrew Hopkins and a handful of former senior executives in an effort to consolidate the allegations in a legal saga that spans two jurisdictions.
Melbourne doctor whose WFH request was denied loses discrimination suit
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A Melbourne doctor who was not allowed to work from home following an injury has lost his disability discrimination suit against his former employer, and was ordered to pay over $570,000 to the practice for his absences.
Sparke Helmore wins reversal of $285,000 negligence judgment
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An appeals court has thrown out a $285,000 negligence judgment against Sparke Helmore over two sales contracts worth $1.5 million and rejected a NSW developer’s attempts to squeeze the law firm for a heftier damages bill.
Appeals court asked to decide if GCO can ‘travel’ in Arrium class action
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A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can “travel”, as KPMG continues to push to transfer a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium to New South Wales.
TFS pelvic mesh class action reaches partial settlement
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A class action filed on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has reached a settlement with the insurer of defunct device maker TFS Manufacturing.
Barrister dodges conviction for skipping legal watchdog’s examination
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A Melbourne lawyer has avoided a conviction for his contempt of court after skipping a compulsory examination in the course of an investigation over concerns about the running of his legal practice.
Full Court urged to toss ASIC’s ‘fatal’ appeal in CBA conflicted remuneration case
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has urged the Full Court to toss ASIC’s challenge to a decision dismissing its conflicted remuneration case over the bank’s sale of its Essential Super product, saying the appeal suffered from “fatal” flaws.