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Aircraft engineers for Qantas have lost a challenge to a ruling that the airline had no “genuine choice” when it stood them down in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nine ‘fishing’ for defence in barrister’s defamation case over cavoodle custody battle, court hears
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A barrister who has sued Nine over its coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle has accused the media company of seeking to delay filing a response to the lawsuit so that it can ‘fish’ for a defence.
Mercedes-Benz to argue Takata airbags recall was invalid
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Mercedes-Benz will defend ACCC proceedings alleging it exposed consumers to serious injury or death by failing to comply with obligations under a compulsory recall of potentially deadly Takata airbags by arguing the recall was invalid.
KPMG liquidators can’t dodge examination over handling of Jewel of India sale
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Liquidators for ready-made meals producer Jewel of India have lost their bid to dodge public examination over their alleged poor handling of the business’ sale and failure to investigate potential claims against the Commonwealth Bank.
Insurer on hook for doctor’s costs in breast implant class action
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An appeals court has found that Avant Insurance must indemnify a plastic surgeon for his legal bills and the claims of all relevant group members in a class action over alleged botched breast augmentations.
Class action’s bid for ‘invasive’ search of Merivale’s payroll data fails
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A judge has denied an “invasive” bid to search hospitality giant Merivale’s payroll systems ahead of an upcoming mediation in a $129 million underpayment class action covering 13,500 employees.
Judge says vaccine lawsuit against Monash Health was not ‘doomed to fail’
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A judge has declined to award costs against a group of nurses who recently dropped their Fair Work lawsuit against Monash Health, saying the case was not “doomed to fail” and noting the “extremity” of the Victorian government’s vaccine mandate for workers.
ACCC flags competition concerns over $1.2B Port of Geelong acquisition
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The ACCC has expressed preliminary concerns that Spirit Super and Palisade Investment Partners’ proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of the Port of Geelong could substantially lessen competition in Victoria for the supply of bulk cargo port services.
High Court won’t hear ALP members’ challenge to federal takeover of election
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The High Court has declined special leave to members of the Victorian Labor party to challenge a judge’s finding that the pre-selection of ALP candidates in Victorian electorates by federal administrators during their takeover of the state party was lawful.
Securing ACCC nod for patent settlement with rivals no easy task, first draft decision shows
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The competition regulator has proposed to deny authorisation for a patent settlement that sought to permit early entry of generic drugs. Whether the companies involved will be able to quell the ACCC’s concerns remains to be seen, but what is clear is that future authorisation applications will contend with significant forensic challenges, writes Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s Odette Gourley, Richard Flitcroft, David Fixler and Ian Reynolds.