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Nine dodges defamation case over A Current Affair episode
Defamation 2023-01-27 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found Nine should not face an out-of-time defamation action over an allegedly defamatory episode of A Current Affair that aired in 2019.

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Downer Energy found liable for defective boiler at NSW power plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-01-27 3:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found Downer Energy was responsible for a costly shutdown at a NSW power plant caused by a “practically unthinkable” defect.

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Jacqui Lambie staffers hit with $100,000 in costs for ‘trial by media’
Employment 2023-01-25 6:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Two former staffers of senator Jacqui Lambie who represented themselves in an unsuccessful unfair dismissal case have been hit with nearly $50,000 in legal costs each due to their “unreasonable conduct” in the case, including attempts to turn the proceeding into “a trial by media.”

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Optus to bring fraud counterclaim in $100M TeleChoice suit
Telecommunications 2023-01-25 3:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has won more time to bring a counterclaim in a $100 million lawsuit by mobile retailer TeleChoice alleging it was misled when the telecommunications giant claimed it would earn the same revenue as in an agreement that was being negotiated with Telstra.

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Wotton + Kearney nabs MinterEllison partner to lead new Adelaide office
Business of Law 2023-01-25 4:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney has lured a MinterEllison partner and her team to its recently established Adelaide office, as well as a special counsel from Barry.Nillson.

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Carwoola bushfire class action claims exempt under insurance policy: appeals court
Class Actions 2023-01-24 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of the plumbing company that sparked the blaze.

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Companies hit with $150,000 penalty for failing to cooperate with AFCA
Financial Services 2023-01-24 6:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Two home finance companies and their father-son directors have been hit with $150,000 in penalties after a judge found they failed to cooperate with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority in an ASIC enforcement action and subjected AFCA staff to “inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour.”

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Qantas tells High Court it can’t be liable for thwarting ground crew’s future rights
Employment 2023-01-23 10:24 pm By Sam Matthews

Qantas was entitled to take adverse action against ground crew to stave off the possibility of future industrial action, the airline has told the High Court in an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced the crew’s work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UTS still fighting race discrimination lawsuit after successful knock-out bid
Employment 2023-01-23 4:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A former University of Technology Sydney professor based in Shanghai who accused the university of race and age discrimination over two years ago has been given another chance to plead his case, after a judge found he failed to fix pleadings that were previously struck out.

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Scenic Tours asks court to water down follow-on flooding class action
Class Actions 2023-01-20 1:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Cruise operator Scenic Tours has made a bid to dramatically narrow the scope of a second class action brought over a series of European cruises that went ahead in 2018 despite a record-breaking drought that saw river levels drop so low they became impassable.

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