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ASIC declined to take action on class action funding arrangement, inquiry told
The corporate watchdog would not take action on funding terms in a Fair Work class action brought by Adero Law, after receiving reports of potential misleading or deceptive conduct by the law firm and the funder backing the case, according to submissions made in the government's latest inquiry into litigation funding and class actions.
Ford docs don’t contain trade secrets, class action judge says
The judge hearing a class action trial against Ford over its allegedly defective Powershift transmission has rejected the car maker's argument that certain documents should be suppressed because they hold trade secrets, saying Ford did not invent the 6 Sigma problem solving method on which some of the reports were based.
P&G says stores will stop stocking its whitening toothpaste if Colgate case isn’t fast tracked
Personal care giant Procter & Gamble has told a court that some of its Oral B teeth whitening products may be taken off retailer’s shelves if its lawsuit, which alleges competitor Colgate-Palmolive made misleading claims that its whitening toothpaste can remove 10 years of stains, is not expedited.
What barristers love and loathe about their instructing solicitors
When it comes to briefing barristers, solicitors lie on a spectrum of awesome to irksome. In a series of interviews with Lawyerly, some of Australia's top counsel reveal what they like and what they don't like about their instructing lawyers.
Westpac faces class action over car loan ‘rort’
Westpac is facing a class action over an allegedly dishonest car loan scheme that was eventually banned by the corporate regulator.
Hytera loses latest bid to vacate Motorola trial over worries about witnesses catching coronavirus
Hytera Communications has lost its latest attempt to adjourn an upcoming virtual trial in a copyright case brought by rival Motorola, despite concerns by the Chinese radio manufacturer that witnesses could be exposed to the coronavirus if forced to travel to give evidence.
‘Abysmal arrogance’: Lawyer hit with $300,000 damages bill after neighbourhood dispute
A judge has slammed a lawyer for her "abysmal arrogance and sense of privilege", ordering her to pay $300,000 to her Balmain neighbour after a long-running property dispute culminated in a defamatory interview that was broadcast to over one million TV viewers on A Current Affair.
Seqwater appeals 50 percent damages ruling in Queensland floods class action
Dam operator Seqwater is challenging a decision that put it on the hook for 50 per cent of any damages payouts to thousands of members of a long-running class action over the 2011 floods that destroyed 2,000 Queensland homes.
Slyp co-founders win second chance to patent smart receipt tech after ‘misunderstanding’ lawyer’s advice
The co-founders of fintech company Slyp have been given a second chance to patent their digital receipts technology after IP Australia found that they "misunderstood" the advice of their previous patent lawyer.
Herbert Smith Freehills data causes controversy at class action inquiry
A hearing in the Federal Government's latest inquiry into class actions kicked off Monday with attacks on the credibility of one of the heads of Liberal think tank the Menzies Research Centre, who was excoriated by a Labor senator for providing "unsubstantiated" data from Herbert Smith Freehills that group members receive on average 39 per cent of class action proceeds.