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Dixon Advisory has agreed to pay a $7.2 million penalty after admitting to ASIC’s allegations that it failed to act in its clients’ best interests on 53 occasions.
Apple will take fight with Epic Games to the High Court
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Apple plans to appeal the Full Federal Court’s decision that Epic Games’ misuse of market power lawsuit over it App Store terms should be heard in Australia because the case raises issues of “fundamental public interest”.
$23.6M Vocation class action bill might have been ‘materially lower’, judge says
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A judge has approved a $50 million settlement in a shareholder class action against failed training company Vocation and auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers, but questioned whether the $10.9 million commission and $12.75 million legal bill could have been “materially lower” had the case been run by one funder and firm instead of two.
Judges on notice after latest sexual harassment scandal
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The Federal Circuit Court’s decisive response to complaints of inappropriate behaviour by a judge has been roundly applauded by the legal profession as putting the judiciary on notice that courts will not ignore complaints, but the latest scandal shows sexual harassment remains a pervasive problem.
Tradie briefs not the ‘Aussiest undies ever’ but made in China, rival says
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The company that manufactures men’s briefs under the brand name Tradie is being sued by a rival, alleging it misled consumers by claiming the underpants were the “Aussiest undies ever”.
On The Run says class action law firm must remove surveys aimed at group members
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Convenience store chain On The Run has filed a bid for law firm Adero Law to take down surveys published on its website allegedly aimed at collecting registration data from group members in an underpayment class action against the company.
YouTuber Jordan Shanks brings truth defence in defamation case by NSW deputy premier
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YouTube star Jordan Shanks has filed his defence to NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s defamation lawsuit, claiming imputations from one of his videos that the Nationals leader was a “corrupt conman” were substantially true.
Instagoods takes trade mark fight with Instagram to Federal Court
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Retail tech and dating start-up Instagoods has appealed a successful challenge of its Instadate trade mark registration by social media giant Instagram.
ASIC case over US Navy program ignores disclosure rule exceptions, Austal CEO tells court
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The former boss of defence shipbuilder Austal, who is facing penalty proceedings by ASIC, has told a court the regulator’s case was based on information that fit within a carveout to the ASX listing rules on continuous dislosure to the market.
Judge keeps climate change class action alive, as duty to children enshrined in law
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The federal Minister for the Environment has lost a bid to declass a class action brought over climate change risks from an expansion of the Whitehaven coal mine, with a judge making a declaration that the government owes a duty to all Australian children to protect them from global warming.