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Clifford Chance has added former Clayton Utz competition and consumer law partner Elizabeth Richmond to the firm’s global antitrust team in Sydney.
Coles, Woolworths ‘can’t hide behind’ poor records, court told as underpayments trial kicks off
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On the first day of trial in parallel class actions and regulatory proceedings, the Fair Work Ombudsman panned the payment systems adopted by Woolworths and Coles for salaried managers, saying they were “entirely foreign” to the industrial award and that the supermarket giants had “no meaningful proper records” for overtime.
Insignia broke promise to hire PwC to review model portfolio: trial
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Despite assurances, wealth manager Insignia Financial did not engage PricewaterhouseCoopers to review the performance of its ‘Buy Model” investment portfolio after an equities analyst complained it had been overstated, a court overseeing a shareholder class action trial has been told.
Ben Roberts-Smith not ‘honest and reliable’, had motives to lie, judge says
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A judge has published his reasons for tossing Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation lawsuits over publications accusing him of war crimes, saying the former SAS corporal was not “honest and reliable”.
Network 10 sues ex-political editor Peter van Onselen
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Network 10 has dragged its former political editor Peter van Onselen to court for allegedly breaching a clause in a settlement agreement.
Parents of fraudster Melissa Caddick paid $1M to vacate Edgecliff property
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The parents of deceased fraudster Melissa Caddick will take $950,000 to move out of a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, which will now be sold by receivers.
ABC broadcast Brittany Higgins’ speech to prejudice rape trial, court told
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The ABC acted with malice when it aired Brittany Higgins’ defamatory National Press Club speech in full, and the broadcaster’s public interest defence won’t save it, accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has said.
Hog’s Breath class action ‘can’t be left in abeyance forever’, judge says
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A judge has warned against a franchisee class action against Hogs Breath Cafe Australia remaining in limbo after the restaurant chain’s bid to toss the case was set back by the second applicant’s poor health.
In appeal against SmileDirectClub, Invisalign says court didn’t get facts straight
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Dental aligner maker Invisalign has appealed its loss in suit accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.
‘Fundamentally wrong’: Judge pans AMP’s payment to PwC for remediation review
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It was “fundamentally wrong” that AMP Financial Planning paid consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers significantly more to review a court-ordered remediation than was paid to customers who suffered loss after an adviser churned life insurance policies for higher commissions, a judge has said.