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High Court asked to weigh in on employer’s duty to redeploy before redundancy
Appeals 2024-05-08 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court had been asked to clarify the extent of protection for employers for genuine redundancies under the Fair Work Act, after an appeals court found the exemption was “not absolute”.

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Personal injury firm succeeds in trade mark stoush against rival
Intellectual Property 2024-05-08 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Melbourne personal injury firm Law Partners Compensation Lawyers has successfully opposed a small Queensland firm’s registration of the name ‘Australian Law Partners’, with IP Australia saying ALP’s claim to distinctiveness was “not compelling.” 

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Class action reneges on $18M settlement with Merivale, says deal no longer fair
Employment 2024-05-07 12:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a highly unusual move, the applicant in an employment class action against hospitality giant Merivale has reneged on an $18 million settlement, saying a jump in group member registration since the deal was struck means the sum would no longer win court approval.

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‘Without precedent’: Failed Bonza Airlines owes 60,000 creditors, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-05-07 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Budget Australian airline Bonza owes almost 58,000 customers, 320 employees and 130 suppliers after it was put into voluntary administration last week when aircraft lessors claimed the airline was in default and grounded its planes, a court has heard. 

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Fugitive developer Jean Nassif can’t revive defamation case against 2GB host
Defamation 2024-05-07 3:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

International fugitive Jean Nassif, who headed troubled property developer Toplace, has lost his bid to reinstate defamation proceedings against Harbour Radio and 2GB host Ray Hadley, with a judge saying there was no evidence he would return to Australia to prosecute the case. 

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High Court asked to weigh in on client’s burden of proof in HWL Ebsworth negligence case
Business of Law 2024-05-07 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether a client needs to prove it could have exploited a lost commercial right in order to prevail in a law firm negligence case, after HWL Ebsworth successfully appealed a decision that found its bad advice over property in Parramatta’s ‘Auto Alley’ cost a client $2 million.

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Funder’s ‘very large’ cut of $100M AMP class action revealed
Class Actions 2024-05-07 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The funder of a class action by financial advisers against AMP is seeking a $28.5 million profit from a $100 million settlement, a hefty payout that has prompted the appointment of a contradictor but may survive the scrutiny in light of a recent appeals court decision.

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Instagram resolves trade mark feud with data app Instagoods
Intellectual Property 2024-05-07 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Instagram has resolved a long-running intellectual property stoush with an Australian dating app over its use of the ‘Instagoods’ and ‘Instadate’ marks.

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HWL Ebsworth says ousted lawyer can’t reap benefits of partnership 4 years after expulsion
Business of Law 2024-05-06 2:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

HWL Ebsworth has argued a former capital partner who was found to have been invalidly expelled in 2020 cannot claim a share of the law firm’s profits from then to now, saying he could not reap the benefits of partnership without the “burdens”.

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Qantas to pay $120M to settle ACCC’s ‘ghost flights’ case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-05-06 8:29 am By Christine Caulfield

Qantas will pay a $100 million penalty and another $20 million in compensation in a settlement of the ACCC’s so-called ghost flights case that includes an admission by the airline that it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct in selling tickets for cancelled flights.

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