A self-represented former client of personal injury firm Arnold Thomas & Becker has successfully blocked an application for summary judgment in a dispute that alleges the firm advised him to accept settlement of his workplace sexual assault case so they could receive their costs.
A Sydney franchisee who claimed he sunk more than $160,000 into two swim schools that were never built has lost his case for damages against troubled franchise Jump!, as it faces ongoing questions from the consumer watchdog.
The Quintis shareholder class action trial could be delayed for almost two years, while ASIC runs its civil proceedings case against the founder of the sandalwood oil production company.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has signed off on pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline’s proposed acquisition of fellow heavyweight Pfizer, a merger which will put pain medications Panadol, Voltaren and Advil all under one roof, with the competition cop saying Nurofen maker Reckitt will still be able to compete.
A group of 39 of Australia’s largest universities has managed to avoid paying its full $32.5 million annual fee to Copyright Agency Ltd, while a dispute over the terms of a licence remains unresolved.
A judge has granted a bid to add former Radio Rentals CEO James Marshall and the beleaguered company’s insurer, AIG Australia, as respondents in a class action, over the protests of Marshall’s lawyer, who said his client couldn’t afford to pay for his defence.
A judge has dismissed HWL Ebsworth’s claims of a “fishing expedition” and granted discovery of a slew of internal documents relevant to allegations a partner at the law firm encouraged a company’s directors to unlawfully divert insurance proceeds to pay almost $150,000 in legal bills.
The consumer regulator wants a court to throw out Ultra Tune’s appeal of a $2.6 million penalty after the national car repair franchise filed its challenge more than a month late because its lawyers “miscalculated” the deadline.
An appeals court has criticised the ‘weak’ legal position of the owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, throwing out their multi-million dollar appeal of a ruling in favor of anchor tenant Myer.
The Montarra oil spill class action trial has been pushed back by two weeks, following the filing of late expert evidence by the applicants “without leave, without notice,” according to oil company PTTEP.