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Class actions are the next battleground following Thursday’s Federal Court ruling that the government owes a duty of care to protect children from the risks of climate change, according to a number of legal experts.
Attorney-General to pursue class action reform panned by experts
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Reported plans by the Morrison government to continue its class action reform efforts by legislating a minimum gross return to group members was roundly knocked by experts who spoke to Lawyerly in the wake of the latest class action inquiry report.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou must return brief in Christian Porter defamation case
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A judge has issued an injunction restraining barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC from acting for Christian Porter in his defamation case against the ABC.
In ‘unusual’ damages claim, Nick Scali says Sparke Helmore should pay Allens fees
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Nick Scali is seeking damages against Sparke Helmore for alleged negligent advice in an intellectual property dispute.
ME Bank faces criminal charges after ASIC investigation
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Members Equity Bank has been hit with criminal charges for allegedly making false or misleading representations and violating the National Credit Code.
Court bars ex-Liberty Financial exec from jumping ship to competitor
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A judge has issued a temporary injunction barring a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial from moving over to a unit of the Wingate Group, after hearing the company was “start-up facsimile” of Liberty which aimed to become a competitor in the future.
Mosaic Brands hit with $630,000 penalty for misleading claims about hand sanitiser, masks
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Mosaic Brands has paid $630,000 in penalties after being hit with infringement notices by the ACCC for misleading claims made about hand sanitiser and masks sold on its websites at the height of COVID-19 pandemic last year.
Government owes duty of care to protect children from climate change, court rules
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The federal Minister for the Environment owes a duty of care to children who could suffer “catastrophic” harms from increased greenhouse gas emissions that would result from approving the expansion of Whitehaven’s Vickery coal mine, a judge has ruled.
AMP faces unconscionable conduct action for charging dead customers
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The corporate regulator is taking five AMP entities to court alleging they acted unconscionably by continuing to charge life insurance premiums and advice fees to more than 2,000 customers after they were notified of their death.
Conflict concerns raised over King & Wood Mallesons partner’s role in payments system review
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King & Wood Mallesons has come under fire over partner Scott Farrell’s role as head of a Treasury review into the Australian payments system, with a Sydney fintech claiming the law firm appears to have a conflict of interest.