A judge is planning to consolidate an employee class action and a union case against McDonald’s, saying the union can take a payout from any settlement, similar to how a funder receives a commission.
Ashurst is beefing up its risk consulting division with four new partners, who will launch an infrastructure and capital projects group and grow the firm’s data and analytics team.
A former lead partner in cybersecurity has sued Ernst & Young for expelling him after he was accused of threatening employees and mistreating female staff, saying the firm “ambushed” him and subjected him to “excessive” punishment.
The High Court has handed a win to a class action on behalf of Queensland ratepayers who were wrongly charged levies over a period of six years, rejecting the local council’s argument that the levies were put to good use.
A carriage fight may be avoided in a class action against Sydney broker International Capital Markets over risky contracts for difference after two law firms agreed to consolidate their cases.
A judge has issued a self-executing order for the dismissal of a patent infringement lawsuit against Monster Energy if the inventor who brought the case fails to pay $350,000 in security for the beverage giant’s costs within two weeks.
Defunct investment firm Blue Sky has denied a class action’s claims that it misled shareholders ahead of its 2019 collapse and has pointed the finger at auditor EY.
The theatre company behind a 2014 production of the Rocky Horror picture show has lost its bid to throw out actor Christie Whelan’s claims that she was victimised after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by fellow actor Craig McLachlan.
The minority shareholder in Sydney restaurant Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano has lost his bid to review the company books in anticipation of bringing a second winding up application, after the relationship between the restaurant’s co-owners broke down.
Mainstream adoption of artificial intelligence in the legal community is right around the corner, and experts have urged law firm partners to take control and rise to the challenge rather than letting junior lawyers determine when and how the technology is utilised.