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Ex-McInnes Wilson lawyer struck off after funneling over $680,000 to wife’s biz
Legal Ethics 2019-01-21 7:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former McInnes Wilson lawyer has been struck off the roll of practitioners after an administrative tribunal found he engaged in “protracted and egregious acts of malfeasance” by funneling over $681,000 to his wife and her business, including through forged invoices.

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Judge tosses Cash Converters’ ‘singular’ bid for recusal from settlement hearing
Class Actions 2019-01-18 10:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has shot down a bid by Cash Converters to recuse himself from hearing arguments for a $16.4 million class action settlement, saying his advice while still a barrister to the law firm running the proceedings did not give rise to apprehended bias.

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Ultra Tune slapped with $2.6M fine for misleading franchisees, deceiving court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-18 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

National car repair franchise Ultra Tune has been ordered to pay a $2.6 million penalty, with a judge finding the firm had not only breached the Franchising Code and the Australian Consumer Law by misleading a prospective franchisee but also misled the court in its defence of the case brought by the consumer watchdog.

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Lawyer Brody Clarke jailed for stealing from client to feed ‘irrational’ gambling habit
White Collar 2019-01-16 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former solicitor with Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell was jailed Wednesday for a minimum of three years in a fraud case a judge called a “sad illustration of the moral delinquency” of online betting in Australia.

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DLA Piper sued by QC, junior barrister over $370,000 in unpaid fees
Business of Law 2019-01-16 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Queens Counsel and a junior barrister at the Victorian Bar are taking DLA Piper to court, accusing the law firm of failing to pay more than $370,000 in fees.

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Atomic coffee machine distributor roasted in appeal of trade mark decision
Intellectual Property 2019-01-15 8:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian distributor of Atomic coffee machines has lost a Federal Court appeal of an IP Australia decision allowing the registration of the Atomic trade mark by a South Perth cafe, with a judge slamming her evidence on the stand as untruthful.

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The cases facing the Big Four banks in 2019
Feature 2019-01-14 11:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australia’s four biggest lenders had an expensive year in court last year, but with cases spilling over into the new year and the fallout from the Royal Commission expected to see a litigation blitz by regulators and class action lawyers, much more is in store for the banks in 2019. Here, Lawyerly takes a look at the court cases facing ANZ Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corp so far this year.

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Law firms investigate class actions over Sydney’s faulty Opal Tower
Construction 2019-01-11 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two law firms have launched formal investigations into possible class actions over Sydney’s defective Opal Tower, inviting owners of units in the “crumbling” building to register their interest in joining legal proceedings.

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Class loses appeal over fatal Christmas Island boat crash
Appeals 2019-01-10 10:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

The families of asylum seekers who died in the 2010 Christmas Island boat crash have lost an appeal of a ruling that dismissed their class action against Australia.

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Productivity Commission recommends ‘best in show’ shortlist as part of major super shake-up
Financial Services 2019-01-10 10:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

An independent expert panel who will determine a ‘Best in Show’ shortlist of super funds would take over from unions and employers in controlling Australia’s default superannuation system as part of a major overhaul of the $2.7 trillion industry recommended Thursday.

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