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Procter & Gamble’s ’30 Minute Miracle’ claims don’t wash, lawsuit says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-11 10:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The maker of Finish dishwashing detergent has taken Procter & Gamble to court, arguing it misled consumers by claiming its Fairy 30 Minute Miracle dish detergent is more effective than the competition.

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Bellamy’s says ex-CEO sacked for poor performance, not discrimination
Employment 2023-04-03 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Baby food producer Bellamy’s has hit back at a $400,000 lawsuit by its former chief executive officer, saying she was sacked because of “poor financial performance” and not because she complained about sex discrimination. 

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BCC can bring claims against three Greensill units
Insurance 2023-03-30 4:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company has overcome an administrator’s protests and won leave to bring cross-claims against three Greensill entities in lawsuits over the financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse.

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Cato & Clive emails to be seen by Racing NSW as it mulls competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-03-29 7:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW state racing authority has won access to communications between public relations firm Cato & Clive and five other racing bodies, including Racing Victoria, as it weighs a lawsuit alleging they plotted to exclude the body from the Australian horseracing industry. 

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Bayer ‘deeply suspicious’ of pre-trial discovery bid in fight over Xarelto patents
Intellectual Property 2023-03-23 2:09 pm By Sam Matthews

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has slammed generic drug make Sandoz’s late bid for documents, which it called an attempt to “divert and distract” Bayer on the eve of a three-week trial over the patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto.

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On ‘third birthday’ of PwC class action, judge rails against slow progress
Class Actions 2023-03-21 8:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has blasted the lack of progress in an investor class action against accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and asset finance lender Axsesstoday over an allegedly misleading $50 million prospectus.

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Ashurst snags McCullough Robertson partner for employment team
Employment 2023-03-14 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ashurst has lured the founding partner of McCullough Robertson’s employment and safety practice to expand its risk advisory offering amid increased regulation in the space.

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Class action firm’s potential profit from Arrium case not relevant to security sum: judge
Class Actions 2023-03-10 3:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a security dispute in a shareholder class action against KPMG and former directors of Arrium has found that potential profits to the plaintiff law firm running the case under a group costs order is not relevant to determining the quantum of security for costs.

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Full Court to decide whether employment class actions ever allowed
Employment 2023-03-09 6:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The question of whether judges have the power to hear employment cases as representative proceedings is headed to the Full Court after a union raised the issue as it battles to have its underpayments case against McDonald’s run instead of a Shine Lawyers class action.

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Judge troubled by class action firm’s costs, union’s delay in rival McDonald’s cases
Employment 2023-03-09 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge is weighing up a law firm’s high legal costs against a union’s “bizarre” delay in a stoush over who should run a case against McDonald’s alleging 100,000 workers were denied rest breaks. 

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