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The sacked boss of Orix Australia — who escaped charges of corruption three years ago — has settled a dispute with his former employer, including a claim by the fleet management company for $18 million in damages.
University of Sydney unfairly axed lecturer over swastika image, court finds
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A judge has found that the University of Sydney unlawfully terminated the employment of a political economy lecturer who was fired for conduct that included showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag.
Meta wins access to info on ‘Sue Facebook’ tokens bankrolling crypto class action
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Digital giant Meta can access information on crypto tokens issued to fund a class action over Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency ads, but the identities of those who have bought the tokens can be kept under wraps.
Appearance of bias prompts ASIC push for Youpla special purpose liquidators
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A joint court application by ASIC and NSW Fair Trading calls for special purpose liquidators to claw back money from funeral insurer Youpla over concerns about the current liquidator’s relationship with the failed company’s former lawyer.
‘Best that can be done’: Judge OK’s ‘modest’ $33M Suncorp settlement
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A judge overseeing a class action against a unit of Suncorp Group has given his blessing to a settlement that will see only $14 million of its headline $33 million figure go to super members, despite finding the modest return was “far short of the maximum potential recovery” in the case.
Barrister once ‘cruelly’ rebuked by judge now banned for practising without certificate
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A Queensland silk who was subjected to comments by the late Judge Guy Andrew that an appeals court later deemed cruel and humiliating has been barred from practice after allegedly appearing in court without a practising certificate.
Judge doubts if case over NSW police strip searches should run as class action
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A judge has cast doubt on whether a class action against the state of NSW over police strip searches at 50 music festivals should be run as a representative proceeding, telling the state to decide whether to file a de-classing application “sooner rather than later”.
Silk asked to appear in video opt-out notice to confused members in Aveo class action
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A judge has declined to approve an amended opt-out notice featuring a video from a silk further explaining a “confusing” opt-out notice sent to group members in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that has led to 400 opt-outs.
Dixon Advisory class action scores partial win in bid for insurance info
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A class action on behalf of Dixon Advisory clients with claims allegedly worth $463 million has won orders that the collapsed wealth manager disclose its insurance for liability in the proceedings. Its bid for orders that two insurers produce any relevant policies was unsuccessful.
ASIC issues first penalty for greenwashing
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Tlou Energy has paid $53,280 for allegedly making false or misleading statements to the market about its sustainability practices, in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s first compliance action over so-called greenwashing.