Super Retail is bound by a settlement with two former executives who claim they were axed after complaints about its CEO’s undisclosed relationship with a former HR officer, a court has heard.
A judge has expressed concerns after hearing that up to 20,000 group members in three pelvic mesh class actions have yet to receive payment from $405 million in settlements approved in March last year.
Class closure orders are “anathema” to the purpose of group proceedings in facilitating access to justice and should never be ordered, the High Court has been told.
Super Retail has lost its bid to restrain Harmers Workplace Lawyers from acting for two former executives, despite a judge finding the firm had a conflict of interest.
Super Retail says two former executives were fired because of an alleged defamatory media release published by their solicitors, who should be disqualified from the case.
Super Retail Group has sought production of communications between two former executives and their solicitors ahead of a fight to disqualify the lawyers from acting in the employment dispute.
Super Retail faces a second Federal Court case by a former senior female executive, after conciliation proceedings in the Fair Work Commission failed to resolve the complaint.
Super Retail’s appeal of a decision refusing to suppress the terms of an alleged settlement with its former top lawyer raises important questions about without prejudice negotiations, a court has heard.
Google has slammed Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ landmark competition case against it as “contrary to commercial reality”, saying its competition with rival tech giant Apple means it is no monopolist.
In a landmark competition case, Apple has told the Federal Court that Epic Games and other developers should not be allowed to “freeride” on the resources and user base the tech giant has “spent many billions” to develop.