A judge has endorsed Medibankâs bid to sue the OAIC so the court can weigh in on the health insurerâs bid to halt the regulator’s investigation in favour of a class action over its October data breach, saying the OAIC’s interference with the court proceedings could constitute a contempt of court.
A Queensland man has prevailed in his case alleging Federal Circuit and Family Court Judge Salvatore Vasta unlawfully imprisoned him for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, winning over $300,000 in damages.
The Full Court has dealt a blow to a sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease, finding new whistleblower protections do not apply retrospectively to cover his claims.
A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over the installation of allegedly loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites is fighting two applications for security for costs which it says canât be met, as funders take little interest in the case.
A judge has blessed a $132.7 million settlement and a $33 million common fund order in a class action over toxic firefighting foam, saying he was ânot vexedâ by whether he had power to grant the funderâs payout despite the Full Court having reserved on the contentious issue.Â
The maker of Mother energy drinks has won an appeal of an IP Australia decision, succeeding in its bid to prevent a Victoria-based company from registering Kangaroo Mother as a trade mark for beverages.
ASIC has lost its challenge to findings that a revenue sharing arrangement between the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and former subsidiary Colonial First State Investments did not breach conflicted remuneration provisions of the Corporations Act.
After being hit by a $200 million claim in Australia, infant formula company Care A2 Plus is asking the court to block US business partner Gensco from filing a second lawsuit in its home country, which it says is intended to “harass and split the resources” of CAP and its directors.
Australian infant formula company Care A2 Plus has hit back at a $200 million lawsuit by US business partner Gensco, arguing the distributor did not properly execute the agreement at the heart of the dispute as allegations of phantom companies fly.
AMP has set aside $50 million in its financial statement for the first half of 2023 to cover potential liability in a class action won last month by financial advisers over the wealth manager’s buyer of last resort policy.