The law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order in class actions against ANZ and Westpac has indicated it will revive its bid, tweaking a retainer agreement with group members in hopes of winning the court’s approval this time.
A class action investigation is underway against Cosmos Clinics Australia after an investigative report by Fairfax uncovered what it said was a “litany of troubling practices” at its clinics around Australia.
Macquarie Bank has denied liability for a financial adviser’s theft of $2.9 million in customer funds, which the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleged was caused by the bank’s failure to monitor third-party withdrawals.
Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova has admitted to publishing an inaccurate tweet about the value of a mineral resource owned by a zinc producer of which he was a director, agreeing at trial in his defamation case that he was off by $4.8 billion.
Samsung Australia has been slapped with a $14 million penalty for running ads that misrepresented that its Galaxy smartphones could be used in pool and sea water.
Toyota has lost a bid to trade mark the shape of its ‘spindle grille’, which features on models in its Lexus division, despite a finding it was used and heavily promoted in Australia for years.
Law firm Mills Oakley is launching a cyber risk and insurance offering spearheaded by former HWL Ebsworth partner Jason Symons.
The Australian Taxation Office has finalised its protocol for dealing with claims of legal professional privilege, developed in response to large companies asserting “reckless” privilege claims which the ATO says obstruct its investigations.
A judge who will oversee an upcoming hearing for approval of a $20 million settlement in a class action against Optus contractor BSA has urged the parties to sever the funder’s commission and costs from the settlement to avoid delays in distribution to group members.
The full bench of the Fair Work Commission has thrown out Qantas’ bid to overturn the reinstatement of a trainer accused of staring at a flight attendant’s breasts and gazing into her eyes in a “distinguishably lewd” manner during a safety demonstration.
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