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Gilbert + Tobin senior partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb has been nominated to become the first female chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Mayfair’s James Mawhinney can’t escape further grilling by liquidators
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The liquidators of Mayfair’s failed IPO Wealth Holdings have won their bid to question the fund’s former director, James Mawhinney, for the eighth time over assets that could provide “significant potential recoveries” for shareholders.
Worker can sue Sydney Water for unfair termination over ‘dirty workplace joke’
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A former employee of Sydney Water, who was featured in a “humiliating” workplace safety poster alongside the words ‘feel great – lubricate’, has won her bid to pursue an unlawful termination claim.
Judge steps down from ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
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A judge has recused himself from hearing a dispute over the alleged infringement of the copyright for the disco classic ‘Love Is In the Air’ on the eve of a damages hearing.
Nine hit with discrimination class action over $30M Palm Island settlement coverage
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Nine Network has been hit with a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement being “rorted” by Palm Islanders was discriminatory and inaccurate.
Class action against Zurich over faulty apartments gets go-ahead
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A class action against Irish insurer Zurich Insurance Plc by unit owners of the defective New Zealand-based Victopia Apartments can proceed in Australia after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the case could not be filed elsewhere.
Hungry Jacks in a pickle over weigh-in of McDonald’s Big Mac
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Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the “pre-cooked” weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rival’s Big Jack burger had 25 per cent “more Aussie beef”.
Commonwealth to pay $2M to remote Indigenous community in ‘remarkable’ class action settlement
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The federal government will pay $2 million to settle a human rights class action brought by Indigenous Australians from the Ngaanyatjarraku community in Western Australia over allegedly discriminatory requirements for access to social security benefits.
ASIC takes ‘wolf’ trader Tyson Scholz to court
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against the self-proclaimed ‘wolf’ of the ASX, social media celebrity Tyson Scholz for allegedly providing financial services without a licence.
UniLodge targeted in underpayments class action investigation
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Unilodge Australia faces a potential class action alleging the student housing agency shortchanged staff by paying them under the wrong award.