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Uber says use of spyware to lure GoCatch drivers not like burglary
Trials 2024-04-03 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Uber has hit back at claims that it engaged in corporate espionage by using a software program called SurfCam to lure drivers away from rival GoCatch, saying its actions could not be compared to burglary because the material it obtained was not confidential.

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Uberā€™s lawyers ‘panicked’ during regulator’s investigation, court hears
Trials 2024-04-02 10:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills panicked as their client Uber obfuscated a regulatorā€™s investigation during an alleged unlawful conspiracy to launch illegal rideshare operations, a trial has heard.Ā 

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Class action accuses Melbourne law firm of negligence
Class Actions 2023-12-14 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Melbourne law firm is facing a class action on behalf of former clients it represented in litigation over childhood sexual abuse claims.

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National Tiles boss Frank Walker can shield legal docs in fraud case by ousted director
Corporate 2023-07-31 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has sided with National Tiles founder Frank Walker over the privilege status of advice from his lawyers in a case by a former director alleging Walker falsified minutes of a crucial company board meeting, saying the evidence on its face did not suggest the minutes had been fabricated.

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Salter Bros scores win in suit against former Hendry Group CEO
Corporate 2022-06-17 3:32 pm By Sam Matthews

Salter Brothers has won its lawsuit against former Hendry Group CEO Emma Hendry alleging the firm was misled into investing millions of dollars into the investment firm in 2019.

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Connective directors hit with indemnity costs for ‘outrageous’ conduct in shareholder stoush
Securities 2022-04-06 4:55 pm By Miklos Bolza

The directors of mortgage aggregator Connective Services have been hit with indemnity costs for their “outrageous conduct” in pursuing litigation against a company shareholder, including giving false statements and destroying evidence.

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Macquarie a ‘knowing participant’ in Connective shareholder oppression, court says
Corporate 2022-03-28 8:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two directors of mortgage aggregator Connective engaged in oppressive conduct towards a minority shareholder and Macquarie Bank was a “knowing participant” when it acquired $5 million worth of shares in the company, the NSW Supreme Court has found.

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High Court tosses appeal of sacked climate-skeptic professor
High Court 2021-10-13 7:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has thrown out sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd’s appeal of his dismissal by James Cook University, finding protection of intellectual freedom is not a ā€œgeneral freedom of speechā€.

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Media outlets win reprieve from ban on filming lockdown protests
COVID-19 2021-09-24 4:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

Nine Network, Seven Network and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have won a temporary injunction barring the Civil Aviation Safety Authority from declaring the area above the Melbourne CBD to be a restricted area in response to anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine protests that have disrupted the city.

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Ex-Hendry Group CEO says she learned of misconduct allegations from board meeting minutes
Employment 2021-03-31 10:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of Hendry Group who claims the business consultancy suspended her after she complained of bullying and sex harassment has lashed out at the company’s claims that she was let go for misconduct, saying she only became aware of the allegations against her through board meeting minutes.

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