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Apple wants to stay a competition lawsuit brought by video game developer Epic Games in Australia, claiming a clause in its developer contract requires any dispute between them to be heard in a California court.
Damages to misclassified casuals will be offset by loading under new workplace bill
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Casual workers will have the option of permanent employment after 12 months under the Morrison government’s industrial relations omnibus bill to be unveiled this week, but the legislation will also scale back what damages casuals can pocket in legal action over misclassification.
Elaine Stead is ‘cretinously stupid’, AFR columnist tells court
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The columnist behind two allegedly defamatory Australian Financial Review articles has told the court that he believed former Blue Sky managing director Dr Elaine Stead was “cretinously stupid” because of her “astonishingly ridiculous” behavior on social media at the time of the company’s collapse.
ASIC accuses iSignthis of breaching disclosure obligations
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ASIC has launched civil proceedings against iSignthis and its CEO, alleging the company breached its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to inform shareholders that client Visa had ended their relationship due to concerns over the fintech’s money laundering compliance.
ASIC wins winding up orders against accused Ponzi schemer Chris Marco
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A judge has ordered the winding up of a managed investment scheme operated by Perth businessman Chris Marco and his company AMS Holdings after investors allegedly lost more than $200 million.
High Court asked to deal death blow to common fund orders
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Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has asked the High Court to find courts do not have the power to make common fund orders at settlement or judgment in a class action, one year after the High Court ruled common fund orders could not be made in the early part of a representative proceeding.
PwC’s client urged to get separate lawyers in tax office stoush over legal privilege
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A court battle between the Australian Taxation Office and PricewaterhouseCoopers over the scope of legal professional privilege claimed by one of its major clients, meat processing giant JBS Australia, has hit a preliminary snag over the consulting giant’s representation of JBS, with a judge warning he might compel the company and its subsidiaries to engage independent lawyers.
Class action against collapsed Linchpin Capital gets court go-ahead
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A judge has given his blessing to investors to pursue a class action against financial services firm Linchpin Capital and its subsidiary Endeavour Securities, saying there was a strong possibility the failed companies’ alleged liability would be covered by an insurance policy.
Judge denies bid for insurance docs by applicant in One Key class action
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The applicant in a class action against labour hire firm One Key Resources has lost a lawsuit seeking preliminary discovery of liability insurance policies to potentially add One Key Workforce to the proceeding.
Kogan hit with $350,000 penalty for misleading TAXTIME promotion
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Online retailer Kogan has been hit with a $350,000 penalty for misleading customers during its 2018 TAXTIME promotion by offering discounts on products whose prices had been inflated, far short of the $2 million penalty sought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.