CDPP Sarah McNaughton ascends to NSW bench

Posted on 2022-09-052022-09-06 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Sarah McNaughton SC has been appointed as a judge on the NSW Supreme Court, bolstering the court’s criminal expertise.

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Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids faces $30M penalty for ‘actively policing’ cartel

Posted on 2022-09-052022-09-06 by Cindy Cameronne

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Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia is facing a maximum $30 million penalty but has argued it should pay less than $1 million after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.

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Bangkok Broadcasting settles ‘7’ trade mark stoush with Seven Network

Posted on 2022-09-052022-09-06 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Bangkok Broadcasting and Seven Networks have settled two lawsuits over the Thai broadcaster’s registration of ‘7’ marks in Australia.

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MinterEllison snags leading superannuation lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills

Posted on 2022-09-052022-09-06 by Christine Caulfield

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MinterEllison has recruited financial services and superannuation law expert Ruth Stringer to lead the national super practice she established some 20 years ago.

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Full Court upholds class action waiver in Ruby Princess case

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-03 by Cindy Cameronne

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The Full Federal Court has thrown out a decision that found foreign passengers could join a class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess, finding a class action waiver was not unfair.

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Litigation funding regulations to be rolled back by Albanese government

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-05 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The Albanese government has introduced legislation that would roll back the requirement that litigation funders hold an AFSL and register their class actions as managed investment schemes, saying the Morrison government era-regulations were not fit for purpose.

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Class action funder must indemnify Virgin despite ‘nonsensical’ agreement

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-03 by Cindy Cameronne

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A judge has ruled that a litigation funder for an investor class action against Virgin must give the airline an indemnity to bring proceedings despite finding a deed of company arrangement requiring the pay-out “didn’t make sense”.

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Mercedes-Benz hit with $12.5M penalty for downplaying Takata airbag recall

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-03 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Mercedes-Benz has been hit with $12.5 million in penalties for failing to use attention capturing, high impact language when communicating with customers about a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags.

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Class action filed over police use of capsicum spray on IMARC protestors

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-03 by Christine Caulfield

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A class action has been filed targeting Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray and excessive force against protestors at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne three years ago.

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Latitude Finance fined $1.55M for spam violations

Posted on 2022-09-022022-09-02 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Latitude Finance has been hit with a $1.55 million penalty by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for breaching the Spam Act on more than 3 million occasions.

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