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Australian software company TechnologyOne has appealed a ruling ordering it to pay $5.2 million to a former high-earning executive for allegedly terminating him for making complaints about workplace bullying.
New High Court judges Gleeson, Steward safe picks after secretive process
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Federal Court Justices Jacqueline Gleeson and Simon Steward are safe and steady appointments to the High Court that are unlikely to disrupt the current culture of the bench and do nothing to assuage concerns about the opacity of the selection process.
Doubts raised years ago about claims in dropped Pitcher Partners class action, court hears
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Johnson Winter & Slattery persisted with a shareholder class action over auditing advice given to Slater & Gordon despite concerns about the strength of the claims raised in late 2017, Pitcher Partners has told the Federal Court as it seeks indemnity costs for the now abandoned proceeding.
‘Clients want lawyers to present innovative solutions’: Landers nabs tech-forward partner from Deloitte
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Lander & Rogers has reeled in a heavy hitter from Deloitte Legal to bolster the firm’s regulatory and government dispute practices and sharpen its focus on innovative technology.
Judge frowns on Allergan’s ‘Botox’ trade mark lawsuit
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Botox maker Allergan has lost a lawsuit that accused an Australian cosmetics company that sells topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections of infringing its Botox trade mark.
Drakes Supermarkets hit with $20M underpayments class action
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Drakes Supermarkets is facing a class action alleging it failed to pay staff at its Foodland and Drakes stores for time worked in excess of rostered hours, the latest on a growing list of supermarket chains to be stung by an underpayments class action.
Federal Court judges Jacqueline Gleeson, Simon Steward appointed to High Court
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The Morrison government has picked Federal Court Justices Simon Steward and Jacqueline Gleeson to fill the impending vacancies on the High Court.
Personal injury firm raises ‘serious concerns’ about irregularity of fees class action
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A personal injury law firm is seeking to shut down a class action alleging it charged clients unreasonable fees, telling the court that there were “serious concerns” about the irregularity of the proceedings and the conduct of the lawyer running it.
7-Eleven says courts have no power to ever make a common fund order
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The High Court majority’s reasoning in the decision nixing common fund orders at an early stage of a class action leads “inexorably and inevitably” to the conclusion that there is no power to make such an order at any time in a proceeding, counsel for 7-Eleven has told an appeals court.
ACCC takes Agrison to court over warranty representations
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The consumer watchdog has filed court proceedings against agricultural equipment supplier Agrison for allegedly misleading tractor purchasers about its warranties and after-sales services.