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Nuix failed to disclose disappointing results after $1.8B float, court told
Trials 2023-11-20 9:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Nuix had information in January 2021 which undermined the growth story presented to the market in the prospectus for its IPO, a court has heard on the first day of ASIC’s case against the tech company and a handful of former directors.

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Ten wants to take spat over Lisa Wilkinson’s legal costs to Federal Court
Defamation 2023-11-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Network Ten is pushing to transfer proceedings by TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson for coverage of her legal bill in a defamation case by accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann to the court hearing the former Liberal staffer’s case.

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EFTPOS provider Tyro wins restraint of trade case against rival Lightspeed
Financial Services 2023-11-17 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

EFTPOS provider Tyro has won a year-long injunction against an authorised representative that pushed competing payment system Lightspeed on its customers, in breach of a restraint of trade clause in their contract.

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Law firm set to profit ‘handsomely’ from GCO in Crown class action, should pay up, court told
Class Actions 2023-11-16 10:03 pm By Sam Matthews

Crown Resorts is seeking $10 million in security for costs from the law firm running a shareholder class action accusing it of lax anti-money laundering compliance, arguing the sum is justified in light of the firm’s potential recovery under a tiered group costs order.

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Grocon’s system for identifying privileged docs ‘far from reliable’: judge
Construction 2023-11-13 8:03 am By Sam Matthews

Grocon has taken another hit in its $270 million lawsuit against Infrastructure NSW over a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project, with a judge rejecting its claim of privilege over more than 15,000 documents.

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Tribunal clarifies law on appointment of managers to legal practices
Business of Law 2023-11-10 1:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal in Western Australia has clarified the law surrounding the appointment of managers to legal practices, finding that more than one manager can be appointed at the same time. In a decision handed down on Monday, the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia dismissed applicant Len Gandini’s application to stay the WA Legal Practice…

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India may take ruling over foreign state immunity waiver to High Court
Arbitration 2023-11-10 11:03 am By Sam Matthews

The government of India has flagged a possible special leave application if it loses its appeal of a decision finding it can’t avoid a $111.3 million arbitral award in a dispute with three Mauritian companies that invested in Indian satellites because it waived its foreign state immunity.

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‘Judge’s judge’ sworn in to lead High Court
High Court 2023-11-09 10:39 pm By Sam Matthews

New High Court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler was lauded by a group of legal luminaries at a swearing in ceremony, where he was described as the “unbackable favourite” for the country’s highest legal post and “the judge’s judge”.

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Optus faces government investigation, Senate inquiry into outage
Telecommunications 2023-11-09 2:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The federal government has announced a review into a nationwide Optus outage that left millions of customers without coverage and affected triple zero calls.

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‘Improper and delinquent’: Lawyer personally hit with costs of ‘doomed’ case
Legal Ethics 2023-11-09 1:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney lawyer has been ordered to pay the costs of a property dispute after a judge found his conduct meant the case was “doomed to fail” and caused the costs of the litigation to be wasted.

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