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BHP and Rio Tinto have told a court that the claims of thousands of women who allegedly experienced workplace sexual harassment and discrimination should not be brought as class actions.
Liberal Party NSW members to face ‘novel’ negligence claim
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A judge has allowed a novel negligence claim in a class action over the NSW Liberal Party’s failure to lodge paperwork for local candidates, saying a High Court ruling that rejected a duty of care to protect against economic loss did not doom the claim.
Melbourne Water faces class action over Maribynong River flooding
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Melbourne Water has been hit with a class action by residents of the Rivervue Retirement Village who claim damages from the flooding of the Maribyrnong River three years ago.
Hisense not required to provide employment contract, court finds
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Electronics maker Hisense has won an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act by failing to provide a worker with an employment contract, with a judge ruling the Act did no prescribe the form in which employment details must be kept.
Developer of $50M Vida Apartments can’t add new claim against builder
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The developer of a $50 million apartment complex in Brisbane’s West End has lost its bid to add a new claim to its case against builder Devine, with a judge saying the developer was attempting to tell a “fundamentally different story” to the existing case, weeks out from trial.
Developer Mbark wins appeal over golf club retirement village
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A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra.
Adjudicator’s decision sent to wrong email declared void
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An adjudicator’s decision in favour of A1 Home Builders for work done on a residential property has been declared void after a court found that a crucial notice had been sent to a misspelled email address.
Dover Heights couple wins case over defects in $2.8M house
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A couple has been awarded over $423,000 in damages from a builder for defective work on their $2.8 million Dover Heights home, including water damage and mould.
In self-driving cars class action, Tesla says drivers told to be ‘fully attentive’
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Tesla has denied a class action’s claims that it misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars, saying drivers were reminded about feature limitations and warned to be “fully attentive” while operating the cars.
Airwallex to face AUSTRAC-ordered audit over compliance concerns
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AUSTRAC has ordered Airwallex to appoint an external auditor, amid concerns about the payment platform’s monitoring of suspicious matters.