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The corporate cop has disqualified a director and former responsible manager of the collapsed over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard from working in the financial services sector for the next 10 years.
Government defeats challenge to COVID-19 ban on overseas travel
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A judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling overseas during COVID-19, saying that Parliament had intended to permit the government to take such “harsh” measures that may “intrude on individual rights” in an emergency.
How Slater & Gordon’s Mathew Chuk helped class action group get back on top
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Change has never fazed Slater and Gordon practice group leader Mathew Chuk, who has used the ever-evolving class action world and tumultuous times at his law firm to build an impressive career.
‘So much argued over so little’: Judge rejects law firm’s bid for indemnity costs in Fearless Girl case
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Maurice Blackburn has lost its bid for indemnity costs after defeating a consumer and intellectual property lawsuit brought against it by US financial services giant State Street Global Advisors for displaying a replica of the famous Fearless Girl statue.
COVID-19 class actions against Victorian government doomed to fail, court told
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Two class actions over Victoria’s botched handling of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program alleged to be responsible for the state’s second pandemic wave plead a novel duty of care that doesn’t exist, a court has heard.
Lawyers who accused Vic Supreme Court of bias dodge contempt finding
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A barrister and solicitor who accused the Victoria Supreme Court of bias have avoided a contempt of court ruling, despite a judge finding their conduct “fell short of the standards of competence and diligence” expected of lawyers.
Christian Porter drops defamation case against ABC after losing silk
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Federal government minister Christian Porter has discontinued his defamation action against the ABC and Louise Milligan, just days after a court ruled that silk Sue Chrysanthou could not represent him.
Class action investigation targets a2 Milk over Chinese baby formula sales woes
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Plaintiffs law firm Slater & Gordon is considering a shareholder class action against the a2 Milk company over its 2021 financial year guidance, which was downgraded after weak baby formula sales to China.
Clive Palmer not gonna take it: Appeal filed in Twisted Sister copyright case
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Billionaire Clive Palmer is challenging a ruling that he pay $1.5 million in damages to Universal Music for violating the copyright on Twisted Sister’s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in a tune for his political ads, saying he should pay only $1 in nominal damages.
Shine’s Joshua Aylward makes mark representing the town that ‘felt forgotten’
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Shine Lawyers practice leader Joshua Aylward knew since high school that he wanted a career that was fulfilling and would allow him to help people. He made his first foray into the law at the tender age of 19, working full-time as a law clerk in the small country town of Dalby in rural Queensland because the best way to learn was “on the job”.