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In a victory for Victorian independent candidate Zoe Daniel, the state’s Supreme Court has found that promotional signs displayed on lawns did not fall foul of a local council ban on unauthorised displays.
IAG appeals to High Court, says JobKeeper should offset any COVID-19 payouts
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While mostly prevailing in test cases over coverage for COVID-19 business interruption claims, Insurance Australia Group has asked the High Court to weigh in on what it says is a “radical” approach by an appeals court in the treatment of JobKeeper payments.
Court appoints contradictor in class action funder’s challenge to MIS rules
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The Full Federal Court has appointed a contradictor to “take up the cudgels” against funder Litigation Capital Management, which has challenged a judgment refusing to find that a class action filed against Queensland electricity operators was not a managed investment scheme.
Greensill says insurer BCC liable for misleading statements if IAG right
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Insurance Australia Group agent Bond & Credit Company owes damages for misleading representations to Greensill Capital if the insurer was not authorised to enter into a trade credit policy at the centre of four lawsuits over the collapse of the financial services firm, a court has been told.
Qantas hit with $72M suit over cuts to catering services during COVID-19 pandemic
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An Emirates-owned provider of in-flight catering services has taken Qantas to court claiming it’s owed $72.5 million after the airline cut its services during the coronavirus pandemic.
High Court grants Western Power special leave in bushfire class action
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The High Court will hear a challenge by Western Power to an appeals court judgment which found that the state-owned electricity supplier breached its duty of care to inspect power poles on private land and was partly liable for property damage from the 2014 Perth Hills bushfire.
Google should pay aggravated damages for video ‘abuse’ of Barilaro’s lawyers, court hears
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Counsel for John Barilaro on Tuesday detailed the online abuse his lawyers faced in acting in a defamation suit over videos posted by commentator Jordan Shanks, as the court heard YouTube owner Google has abandoned its last line of defence in the case.
Developer misled buyers of $9.58M South Yarra apartment with ‘artistic impression’
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Property developer JD Group will have to pay damages to a Melbourne couple after a judge found the company’s artistic renderings of a $9.58 million South Yarra apartment were “deliberately misleading”.
7-Eleven ordered to pay $595,000 for misleading franchisee over term of lease
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Convenience store giant 7-Eleven must hand over $595,000 to a franchisee found to have signed a franchise agreement and invested almost $796,000 into a Melbourne store under false pretences.
Ashurst lures Thomson Geer partner to launch superannuation practice
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Global law firm Ashurst has snagged a Thomson Geer partner to launch a superannuation practice offering end-to-end legal and consulting solutions for financial services clients in the $3.3 trillion sector.