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MinterEllison nabs construction litigation partner from KWM
Business of Law 2024-10-03 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

MinterEllison has lured a King & Wood Mallesons litigation veteran to bolster its construction practice.

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Thomson Geer snags employment team from KPMG Law
Business of Law 2024-10-03 2:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Thomson Geer has lured an employment law partner and his team from KPMG’s legal services division after the consulting firm announced it was shutting down its commercial law practice. 

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ANZ loses appeal in ASIC case over $2.5B share placement
Appeals 2024-10-02 4:44 pm By Sam Matthews

ANZ has lost its appeal of a landmark decision finding it breached continuous disclosure rules by failing to disclose a $750 million bailout by underwriters during a $2.5 billion capital raising.

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Judge from Maurice Blackburn should not hear Fletcher class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-10-02 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge should be disqualified from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building because of his previous association with the funder, as well as public remarks he made as a plaintiffs’ solicitor, a court has heard. 

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ANZ, OnePath reach 11th-hour settlement in class action
Class Actions 2024-10-02 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

A settlement has been reached on the eve of trial in a class action against ANZ and OnePath alleging they slugged super fund members with excessive fees.

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Qube wins $40M cut to sum owed to logistics hub subcontractor
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-10-02 11:39 pm By Sam Matthews

Logistics giant Qube has won a $40 million cut to amounts owed to Martinus Rail in a dispute over construction of the Moorebank terminal project in Sydney’s west.

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Keybridge must contribute to director’s ‘substantial’ legal bill
Corporate 2024-10-02 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investment firm Keybridge must contribute to a director’s “substantial” legal bill from a dispute with another director, with a judge finding there was no “lack of clean hands” that would prevent him from being indemnified.

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Female-only app appeals discrimination win for trans woman
Appeals 2024-10-02 4:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Female-only app Giggle for Girls has appealed a ruling that found it discriminated against a trans woman by barring her from the app.

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‘Dead by Daylight’ game maker defeats rival’s trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-10-02 3:24 pm By Sam Matthews

The developer of the blockbuster horror video game Dead by Daylight has succeeded in revoking the trade mark of rival developer of a virtual sporting game.

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Medibank admits lack of multi-factor authentication partly to blame for breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-10-01 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Medibank has denied breaching privacy rules in response to the regulator’s case over a 2022 cyber attack, but has admitted sensitive data was hacked in part because its network lacked multi-factor authentication. 

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