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A group of car dealers has hit a unit of car giant General Motors with a class action for allegedly breaching its contract by retiring the Holden brand in Australia last year.
Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
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News Corp and journalist Annette Sharp will have to pay the legal costs of Sydney lawyer Christopher Murphy who won a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case against the publisher, despite the lawyer rejecting an $120,000 offer to settle the case.
Allens’ handling of sexual harassment complaint may have violated WHS Act: report
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Allens’ response to a complaint of sexual harassment in the firm’s Brisbane office five years ago may have breached the federal Work Health and Safety Act, a new report has suggested.
Report flags ‘alarming’ incidence of sexual harassment in SA legal profession
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Sexual harassment is alarmingly common throughout the legal profession in South Australia, according to a new report that details an assault by a former judge and harassing texts from a magistrate who told a lawyer while presiding over a case that he imagined her “kneeling between his legs at the bench”.
The Athlete’s Foot hit with lawsuit over alleged sexual assault
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A former employee of The Athlete’s Foot has sued the sports footwear chain over an alleged sexual assault which she claims took place after a work-related event, saying the alleged perpetrator threatened her for complaining to the national manager, who dismissed her allegations.
‘Undervalued’ Lendlease land purchase roils one of Australia’s richest families
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The children of one of Australia’s wealthiest families are locked in a legal battle, with a judge preliminarily allowing the daughter to bring derivative proceedings against her brother for allegedly giving property developer Lendlease options to buy land owned by the trust for which she is a beneficiary for a “significant undervalue”.
Brother of NBA star sues sister for defamation over historical sexual abuse allegations
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The half-brother and manager of NBA star Ben Simmons has filed defamation proceedings against his half-sister over a barrage of tweets accusing him of sexually molesting her when she was a child.
Appeal dropped by disqualified exec who argued forwarded ASIC email not proper service
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A Perth director of six companies that were wound up owing $100 million to creditors has dropped a challenge to his disqualification by ASIC, after unsuccessfully arguing before the Full Court that an email from the corporate regulator forwarded by his lawyer did not constitute proper service.
Designer seeks unredacted docs from Katy Perry in trade mark battle over name rights
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Sydney fashion designer Katie Perry has petitioned the court to order singer Katy Perry to hand over unredacted documents in their trade mark fight over the right to use the name for clothing and accessories in Australia, after counsel for the designer criticised the singer for withholding the emails addresses of those who were “not similarly notorious or similarly famous.”
High Court to hear ATO test case over trust income disclaimers
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The High Court has granted special leave in a test case by the Australian Taxation Office concerning the effectiveness of disclaimers by trust beneficiaries giving up entitlements to trust income and any associated tax obligations.