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Department store David Jones and men’s fashion label Politix have admitted underpaying more than 7,000 employees and will back-pay the workers $4 million in wages and superannuation.
$192.5M oil spill class action settlement gets nod, but firm’s cut to be decided
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A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the law firm running the action and its litigation funder remains to be determined amid allegations of negligence by the former lead applicant in the case.
Law firm shaves 0.5% off payout in second go at class action contingency fee
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Maurice Blackburn has had a second crack at a group costs order in three class actions against banks over alleged flexible commission schemes after a judge in 2021 rejected what was then the first-ever application for a contingency fee.
ACCC loses appeal in ‘fanciful’ NSW Ports competition case
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost its challenge to a decision that tossed its case alleging NSW Ports stymied competition when it signed a 50-year agreement with the state to privatise two ports.
Retired Federal Court judge joins DLA Piper as senior advisor
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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.