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A judge has approved an application to join the insurer of a former doctor into a class action seeking compensation for defective pelvic mesh implants and wants to fast-track the matter for trial next year.
All judge wants for Christmas is IOOF class action evidence
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A Federal Court judge taking over a shareholder class action against IOOF Holdings from a recent High Court appointment has lamented the lack of progress in the case, which has been ongoing for nine months.
Patent attorneys lured lucrative US law firm clients from IP boutique, new suit claims
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Two patent attorneys who resigned from Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys to launch a competing business performed work for clients of the boutique IP firm a year after they jumped ship, in breach of their employment contracts, a lawsuit claims.
Facebook hit with ACCC action for ‘misleading’ users over data protection app
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The consumer watchdog has launched enforcement action against Facebook, alleging the social media giant engaged in false, misleading or deceptive conduct in the promotion of its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app.
Ex-BlueScope exec Jason Ellis avoids jail for obstructing ACCC cartel probe
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Former BlueScope general manager of sales and marketing Jason Ellis has been sentenced to a wholly suspended prison term of eight months after pleading guilty to obstructing a price fixing investigation.
Robodebt judge will have fight on hands if government challenges class action legal fees
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The applicant in the settled Robodebt class action has warned a judge he will have a “dispute on [his] hands” if the government presses an argument that law firm Gordon Legal is not entitled to some of its legal fees — an argument the court was told would put the Commonwealth in breach of the settlement deed.
Norton Rose hit with indemnity costs after ‘fatal misjudgment’ in dispute with ex-partner
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Norton Rose Fulbright has been hit with indemnity costs in a long-running case brought by a former partner, with a judge finding the law firm persisted with its “continued maintenance of groundless denials” in the lead-up to a $160,000 judgment against it.
ACCC raises competition concerns about Woolworths $552M acquisition of PFD
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The ACCC has raised preliminary competition concerns about Woolworths proposed 65 per cent acquisition of food wholesale distributor PFD Food Services, saying the deal would give Woolworths more power in its dealings with food manufacturers.
Liquidators called in for missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick’s company
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A judge has appointed a provisional liquidator to a company owned by missing Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, while criticising ASIC for not cooperating with her brother who is seeking to vary asset preservation orders made over his sister’s property.
Retail Food Group acted unconscionably in dealings with franchisees, ACCC claims
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken franchise giant Retail Food Group to court for allegedly misleading purchasers of loss-making franchises about the profitability or viability of its stores.