Most Recent
Nuix class action judge rejects bid to close shareholder class action up to trial
Class Actions 2024-12-04 11:19 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has made a class closure order in a shareholder case against software company Nuix and underwriter Macquarie Capital, but rejected a bid to keep the order in operation until trial.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

High Court asked to restore win for Bed Bath N’ Table in fight with Bed & Bath
Intellectual Property 2024-12-04 11:08 pm By Andy Sidler

Home retailer Bed Bath N’ Table has asked the High Court to reverse a Full Court judgment that found retailer House did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct in setting up its Bed & Bath stores.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

NAB super trustee free to use $165M fees ‘as it saw fit’, class action judge says
Class Actions 2024-12-03 4:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the latest class action loss, a judge has said that $165 million in fees charged to members by NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees was corporate revenue “with which it was free to deal as it saw fit”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Coles, Woolworths say price increases were genuine, and so were the discounts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-03 5:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Hitting back at the regulator’s claims of dodgy sales promotions, Coles and Woolworths say price increases were the result of real cost pressures, and subsequent discounts were not illusory.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Dentons says former partner’s equity prospects curtailed by own conduct
Employment 2024-12-03 11:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Dentons property partner claims he lost the opportunity for promotion when he was forced to resign, but the firm argues his own misconduct put paid to his prospects of joining the equity ranks.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Start-up denies ex-Fortescue employees developed green iron on company dime
Intellectual Property 2024-12-03 11:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Element Zero has denied claims that three former Fortescue employees, including one executive, misused confidential information and developed a green iron process on the company dime.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

In class action defence, Toyota says ‘defeat device’ used to protect engines
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-03 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

Toyota has denied a class action’s claims that devices installed in its vehicles were intended to cheat emissions tests, maintaining that they were designed to protect engines from damage.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Hamilton Locke loses challenge to Sydney law firm’s trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-03 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Hamilton Locke has lost its opposition to the trade mark of a Sydney law firm, with a delegate finding the firms’ marks were not likely to cause confusion in the legal market.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class action against NAB super fund trustee fails
Class Actions 2024-12-02 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against NAB unit NULIS Nominees over adviser fees charged to superannuation fund members should be dismissed, a judge has found.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

$272M settlement approved in Uber class actions
Class Actions 2024-12-02 10:25 am By Cindy Cameronne

The judge overseeing class actions against Uber has approved a $271.8 million settlement, which includes an $82 million deduction for the funder and $39 million for the firm that ran the cases.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?