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ANZ hit with $10M penalty over $18.5B home loan program
Financial Services 2023-03-10 2:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ has been hit with a $10 million penalty in a case brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission alleging the bank’s home loan ‘introducer’ referral program breached credit laws.

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Moccona sues Vittoria for selling instant coffee in a jar
Intellectual Property 2023-03-10 2:14 pm By Sam Matthews

A trade mark stoush between the owners of coffee brands Moccona and Vittoria is “all about whether people think a jar means Moccona”, a court has heard.

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Prosecutors want prison sentence for CEO in Sydney waste cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-03-09 5:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The former managing director and CEO of Bingo Industries should be sentenced to imprisonment for aiding and abetting the waste company in fixing prices for demolition waste services in Sydney, a court has heard.

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Court wants to avoid judgment of ‘hundreds of pages’ in Monsanto class action
Class Actions 2023-03-08 3:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A busy judge has pushed the parties in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto to split the trial to focus first on the question of whether the company’s Roundup weed killer causes cancer so that he can avoid writing a judgment of “hundreds and hundreds” of pages.

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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Litigation Law Firms of the Year 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.

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Firm’s contingency fee re-do wins over judge in class actions against banks
Class Actions 2023-03-03 5:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has won its second bid for a group costs order in three class actions against banks over flexible commission schemes after a judge in 2021 rejected what was then the first-ever application for a contingency fee.

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Acciona accused of blocking access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2023-02-24 3:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has been sued by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth, which says it was unlawfully shut out of the project site after “commercial issues” arose between them.

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Law firm shaves 0.5% off payout in second go at class action contingency fee
Class Actions 2023-02-23 5:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Maurice Blackburn has had a second crack at a group costs order in three class actions against banks over alleged flexible commission schemes after a judge in 2021 rejected what was then the first-ever application for a contingency fee.

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Herbert Smith Freehills launches international arbitration hub in Melbourne
Business of Law 2023-02-22 10:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Herbert Smith Freehills has launched an international arbitration hub in Melbourne to service the firm’s clients along the Asia-Australia corridor.

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Workers’ rights at mercy of employers if Qantas wins in High Court, says TWU
Employment 2023-02-21 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Transport Workers Union has predicted wide-reaching consequences for workplace rights if Qantas succeeds in its High Court appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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