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A unit of Suncorp Group has reached an in-principle settlement in a class action over alleged conflicted remuneration on the first day of an expected 25-day trial.
AUSTRAC refuses exemption for CBA in ‘cuckoo-smurfing’ case
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will bring its second bid to dismiss a case brought by customers who claim they were the victims of “cuckoo-smurfing” and had funds seized as proceeds of crime because the bank breached its anti-money laundering obligations.
Treasury Wine’s blackout of board papers ‘not justified’, class action judge says
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A shareholder class action against Treasury Wine Estates has won access to information said to prove there were reduced wine sales in the United States, with a judge finding the wine producer’s redactions of board papers were “not justified”.
Noumi drops serious misconduct claims against former GC
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Noumi, the company formerly known as Freedom Foods, has dropped defence claims that it was entitled to sack its former secretary and group general counsel for serious misconduct.
Uniden found to have infringed radio design patent of rival GME
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A judge has found that Uniden infringed rival GME’s design patent for a handheld radio, derailing the company’s plan for an Australian launch of two products.
Clayton Utz lures environment partner from HWL Ebsworth
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Clayton Utz has recruited lawyer Lucy Shea as a partner in the law firm’s national environment and planning practice.
NSW transport authority ex-manager gave mates $12M in contracts, ICAC finds
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A former manager at the NSW Roads and Maritime Services awarded over $12.2 million in government contracts to two companies owned by his friends, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found.
Class action reforms to expect from new Labor government
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With the Australian Labor Party to form government after Saturday’s election defeat for the Coalition, class action lawyers are looking forward to reforms that expand access to justice, enshrine the court’s power to supervise costs and wind back Morrison-era legislation.
Labor wins court order for removal of ‘fake’ Greens election signs
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The Australian Labor Party has won an emergency court order for the removal of allegedly misleading how-to-vote signs at polling stations in the closely watched race in the Melbourne electorate of Higgins.
AEC fixes phone voting anomaly for COVID-positive voters after court threat
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Availability of phone voting for the federal election has been extended for people isolating with COVID-19, following threatened legal action by high profile teal independent Monique Ryan.