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Google was negligent and acted unreasonably in “doggedly” insisting that an Adelaide woman who complained about defamatory links on its search engine provide full URLs before the links were removed, a court has found.
‘Porsches, Lamborghinis and racehorses’: Court hears details of alleged $400M Forum Finance fraud
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Westpac has told a court that it is “inconceivable” that Forum Finance directors Bill Papas and Vince Tesoriero and funded their lavish lifestyles legitimately, as trial kicked off in the bank’s $400 million fraud case against the Forum companies.
Star Entertainment hit with third shareholder class action
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Star Entertainment is facing a third shareholder class action alleging it failed to disclose material information about its compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations, after being slapped with $200 million in fines by state gambling regulators.
ASIC says James Mawhinney’s defamation case doesn’t clear ‘serious harm’ bar
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit back at a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release, saying it doesn’t meet the new ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation matters.
Nursing home in COVID-19 class action asked to hand over insurance info
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A class action against a Victorian aged care home over alleged major failures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has asked the facility to hand over insurance information and evidence of its financial position.
McDonald’s wins privilege spat in case brought by ex-franchisee after viral video
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A former McDonald’s franchisee has lost his challenge to a privilege claim by the fast food giant in his lawsuit alleging he was wrongly dropped after questioning his neighbour’s Indigenous identity in a 2019 viral video recording an altercation over an Aboriginal flag.
Pelvic mesh applicant wants Shine’s former class action head to keep case
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The applicant in a Shine Lawyers-run class action against Boston Scientific over alleged defective pelvic mesh wants to switch legal representation, taking her business to Shine’s former class actions head, who recently parted ways with the firm to launch her own boutique.
Atanaskovic Hartnell, founding partner must pay $185,000 to former manager
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Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell and founding partner John Atanaskovic have been ordered to pay penalties of $184,680 to a former general manager, on top of a previous $160,000 judgment for engaging in what a judge said was a campaign to “abuse, belittle and victimise” the woman.
COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action defeats state’s bid for stay
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A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has staved off the state of Victoria’s bid for a stay pending a criminal action against the Department of Health.
Law firms get time to hash out deal as Jaguar Land Rover hit with second class action
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A second class action has been brought against Jaguar Land Rover over alleged defective diesel filters in its vehicles, and the law firms running the two cases have been given until the end of the month to reach a deal to avoid a court showdown.