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Optus loses second bid to shield Deloitte report from class action
Class Actions 2024-05-27 11:23 am By Sam Matthews

Optus has lost its appeal of a decision that found the telco could not claim legal professional privilege over a Deloitte report into a major data breach, with an appeals court highlighting the lack of evidence from former CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.

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Bonza administrators win more time to sell collapsed airline
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-05-27 3:16 pm By Andy Sidler

Administrators of collapsed budget airline Bonza have been given two more months to try to sell the company, with the Federal Court finding a sale would be of greater benefit than liquidation to the airline’s 58,428 creditors, who are owed $116 million. 

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Seven resurrects ‘7NOW’ trade mark in latest fight with 7-Eleven
Intellectual Property 2024-05-27 11:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Seven Network has partially succeeded in appealing a decision that revoked its rights to the ‘7NOW’ trade mark for non-use, with the Full Court finding the broadcaster used the mark on its news promotion website.

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X subject to Australian jurisdiction in Muslim group’s hate speech case, tribunal says
Human Rights 2024-05-27 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ruled that social media giant X must face a human rights complaint brought by a Muslim advocacy group over allegedly dehumanising material on the site.

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Jaguar class action judge did not ‘become a witness’ in siding with G+T, says Full Court
Class Actions 2024-05-27 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

While it was unfair for a judge to pick Gilbert + Tobin to run a class action against Jaguar Land Rover on the condition that it lower its funding rate, the judge was entitled to consider the law firm’s experience in a similar case against Toyota, an appeals court has said in its reasons. 

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TV presenter Lisa Wilkinson seeks $1.8M in costs in Lehrmann defamation case
Defamation 2024-05-27 12:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Network Ten Lisa Wilkinson in seeking $1.8 million in costs in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed defamation case over an episode of The Project that aired Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations.

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Hastie liquidators lose appeal bid in $63.5M case against Multiplex, others
Construction 2024-05-27 2:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The liquidators of collapsed engineering company Hastie Group have lost their bid to appeal a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.

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Aristocrat can’t get docs yet for possible trade secrets suit
Appeals 2024-05-27 3:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Aristocrat’s bid for orders requiring competitor Light & Wonder to hand over documents to be placed “in an envelope” for speedy production should its appeal of a decision ordering that it produce the documents to Aristocrat for possible trade secrets suit fail.

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Payday lenders’ short-term loans not BNPL arrangements, judge says in ASIC win
Financial Services 2024-05-24 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has prevailed in its case against payday lenders Cigno and BSF Solutions alleging they provided credit without a licence, with a judge rejecting their argument that their loan model was analogous to buy now, pay later arrangements that don’t require a credit licence.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth faces enquiries by SafeWork over ‘psychosocial hazards’
Business of Law 2024-05-24 3:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth is facing enquiries by SafeWork NSW into allegations of “psychosocial hazards” made in a complaint to the workplace health and safety regulator.

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