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Destination High Court as law firm lodges fourth Downer EDI class action
Multiple class actions against Downer EDI over accounting irregularities might be bound for the High Court as complex legal questions swirl, a judge said on Wednesday.
Hyundai, Kia can’t inspect vehicles at centre of class actions
A judge overseeing class actions against car makers Hyundai and Kia over alleged engine defects has dismissed the carmakers’ bid to inspect the lead applicants’ vehicles before defences are filed in the proceedings.
Maurice Blackburn client denied quick win in negligence suit against firm
Maurice Blackburn has defeated a former client's bid for summary judgment in an “unusual case” alleging the firm gave him bad advice concerning a personal injury claim against the state of Western Australia over assaults suffered in prison.
Union test case alleges John Holland blocked silica dust testing efforts
The Australian Workers’ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.
Tech exec subjected to DXC’s ‘unreasonable’ 7-year restraint clause wins appeal
An appeals court has found a seven-year non-competition clause in US tech giant DXC Eclipse's agreement with the former director of Melbourne software firm Sable37, which it acquired in 2018, was unreasonable.
With no funder, Colonial class action members better off by up to $12M, court finds
Customers of wealth manager Colonial First State were $10 million to $12 million better off without a litigation funder in a class action over the slow transfer of accounts to low cost MySuper funds, a judge has found.
More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI's "accounting irregularities" that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million.
OAIC to investigate group proceeding against Medibank
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will proceed with an investigation of a class action-style complaint brought by Maurice Blackburn over Medibank's data breach.
Art school resolves former dean’s dismissal-by-Instagram case
The former dean of a Melbourne art school has resolved her case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message while on annual leave.
High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a "whack-a-mole" legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.