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Judge won’t stop 7-Eleven from seeking class action releases from franchisees
A judge has shot down a bid by class action applicants to block 7-Eleven from seeking litigation releases from franchisees on contract renewal, saying there was no evidence the convenience store giant had acted unlawfully.
Lehman liquidator files $40M lawsuit against Fitch following class action discovery
The Australian liquidator of Lehman Brothers has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million from Fitch Ratings for assigning too-rosy ratings to toxic financial products sold by the bank, following the discovery of a hidden table in Fitch's rating model by the lawyers leading a now-settled class action against the accounting firm.
VW class action judge frowns on bid for common fund order
The judge overseeing the settlement approval process in multiple class actions against Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal has criticised an application for a common fund order by the funder backing two Bannister Law-led lawsuits.
Westpac asks High Court to hear personal advice case
Westpac has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking further clarity on the line between personal and general advice under financial services laws, after an appeals court handed ASIC a significant win in finding the bank violated its duty to act in its customers' best interests during a superannuation rollover campaign.
‘Grossly negligent’ Atanaskovic Hartnell manager was offered job back, trial hears
A former general manager who is suing law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell for alleged bullying and faces cross claims that she failed to satisfactorily perform her job was offered a part-time role with the firm after resigning, despite being "grossly negligent", a court has heard.
Gilead says Glaxo venture’s HIV patent invalid
US biotech giant Gilead has struck back at a patent infringement lawsuit brought by a specialist HIV pharmaceutical company majority owned by GlaxoSmithKline, saying the patent at the centre of the lawsuit is invalid.
On The Run faces potential wage underpayments class action
Petrol station convenience store chain On The Run is facing a possible class action over allegations that it has underpaid employees at over 145 stores throughout South Australia.
Suncorp unit can force reversal of Coverforce acquisition, court says
The head of Australia's largest unlisted insurance broker, Coverforce, may face a future damages claim for misleading or deceptive conduct if a recent acquisition of former Suncorp unit Resilium is not reversed, a court has found.
Banks want to grill ANZ cartel case witnesses on late evidence by ACCC
The banks and executives facing criminal charges over alleged cartel conduct related to ANZ's $2.5 billion share placement in 2015 will fight to widen their cross-examination of key ACCC witnesses after new information was brought to light in late submissions by the regulator.
Court approves settlement in NSW ambulance privacy class action
The NSW Supreme Court has approved a settlement in Australia's first privacy class action, which was brought against the NSW government over a data breach by a contractor who sold private details of 130 ambulance workers to personal injury law firms, including Bannister Law.