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A judge has ruled that the owners corporation of a 20-unit development in Cabramatta is entitled to damages from the developer over defects, after promised rectification works were not carried out by an agreed date.
Mayne Pharma to challenge termination of $672M takeover in court
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Mayne Pharma has said it will file a court challenge to the validity of US drug maker Cosette Pharmaceuticals’ purported termination of a $672 million takeover offer.
Philips accused of knowing supply of dangerous CPAP machines
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration has launched legal action against Philips Electronics for allegedly supplying CPAP and BiPAP devices, used to assist individuals with sleep apnea, which it knew posed risks to users.
HSBC manager found bank had ‘no understanding’ of liability under ePayments Code, court told
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ASIC has expanded its case alleging HSBC failed to protect customers from scams, revealing a compliance manager at the bank had found that teams tasked with monitoring unauthorised transactions “had no understanding” of the liability provisions in the ePayments Code.
Judge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in prospective suit over DNA sequencing patents
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A judge has thrown out a notice to produce issued by an Australian company being targeted by UK genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies, calling its bid for board minutes and other documents a “fishing expedition”.
Judge questions law firms ‘passing the prize around’ by teaming up to run class actions
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The judge overseeing two competing class actions against Google has issued a warning to law firms that agree to team up and work on a class action together, saying that in other markets such arrangements might be viewed as “something akin to a cartel”.
‘Low quantum’ junk insurance class action to leave group members with ‘almost nothing’, court told
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Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group want to declass a junk insurance class action, telling a judge that even in a successful scenario, the more than 13,000 group members will be left to share only $2.5 million.
Worley class action can give its take on Full Court’s approach to loss in CBA case
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Two months after reserving judgment, an appeals court has allowed the Worley class action to reopen the case to offer its take on the relevance of the Full Court’s ruling last month in the CBA class actions.
Class action over Melbourne development settles, law firm comes up short
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A class action by investors in a Melbourne apartment develpment has resolved for $2.6 million, but the law firm bringing the case will take a haircut on its fees after group members ignored calls to contribute to the costs.
Female graduate lawyers may be up for pay bump as FWC continues pay gap review
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The Fair Work Commission will look into whether female graduate lawyers should receive a pay increase, as part of its review into gender-based undervaluation sparked by Albanese government reforms to the Fair Work Act.