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In loss for Raw C maker, judge finds rival’s blue packaging not misleading
Food and Beverage 2023-02-07 12:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the maker of Raw C coconut water alleging a rival’s coconut water featuring a similar aqua blue packaging with images of palm fronds would confuse consumers.

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Strike-out application in postgrads underpayments class action to go ahead
Class Actions 2023-02-07 10:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government’s bid to shut down an underpayments class action on behalf of postgraduate research candidates at universities across Australia remains to be heard after a judge rejected the self-represented applicant’s bid to strike out the strike-out application.

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‘Porsches, Lamborghinis and racehorses’: Court hears details of alleged $400M Forum Finance fraud
White Collar 2023-02-06 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Westpac has told a court that it is “inconceivable” that Forum Finance directors Bill Papas and Vince Tesoriero and funded their lavish lifestyles legitimately, as trial kicked off in the bank’s $400 million fraud case against the Forum companies.

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Atanaskovic Hartnell, founding partner must pay $185,000 to former manager
Employment 2023-02-03 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell and founding partner John Atanaskovic have been ordered to pay penalties of $184,680 to a former general manager, on top of a previous $160,000 judgment for engaging in what a judge said was a campaign to “abuse, belittle and victimise” the woman.

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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action defeats state’s bid for stay
Class Actions 2023-02-03 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has staved off the state of Victoria’s bid for a stay pending a criminal action against the Department of Health.

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Monique Ryan, chief of staff head to mediation over Fair Work claim
Employment 2023-02-03 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

Independent MP Monique Ryan is headed into settlement talks with her chief of staff, Sally Rugg, who has alleged the Commonwealth engaged in hostile conduct when it fired her for refusing to work “unreasonable” hours.

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ClearLoans agrees to $6M penalty in ASIC’s first COVID-19 case against lender
Financial Services 2023-02-02 3:19 pm By Sam Matthews

Personal lender ClearLoans and its parent company have agreed to pay penalties of just over $6 million to settle the first COVID-19 related case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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PwC partner denies involvement in alleged $3.3M fraud scheme
Employment 2023-02-02 2:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has hit back at a lawsuit over her alleged involvement in a $3.3 million scheme to defraud her husband’s employer, saying she believed payments into her account were made under a personal loan brokered by her husband from a “wealthy friend” in China.

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Ex-Nuix director wants class action shelved until ASIC case wraps up
Class Actions 2023-02-02 4:12 pm By Sam Matthews

A former Nuix director has made a bid to stay a shareholder class action, which accuses the software company of failing to alert the market to red flags in the business, pending the outcome of separate proceedings by ASIC.

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Muffin-eating lawyer can’t set aside Lawcover’s bankruptcy notice
Insurance 2023-02-01 4:55 pm By Sam Matthews

Two Sydney lawyers have lost an application to set aside bankruptcy notices filed by their insurer claiming over $300,000 in legal costs, after a judge rejected their arguments about an “overarching conspiracy” in the case.

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