A defects class action against Ford, which has been on foot since 2016, might end up at the High Court for a second time, a court has heard.
Actor Rebel Wilson has been sued by a UK production company that co-produced her film The Deb, claiming she “deliberately undermined” the movie’s distribution.
A judge has signed off on a $9 million penalty against online flight bookings service Webjet for misleading air travelers about prices and bookings.
The federal government is seeking feedback on its proposed ban on non-compete clauses for those earning salaries under the high-income threshold and restraints of trade in employment agreements.
A judge has awarded carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia to Maurice Blackburn after declining to allow a sixth offer by competing firm Banton Group, saying re-bids outside the orderly process of carriage fights must be “carefully assessed”.
Seek has agreed to maintain Employment Hero’s access to its programming platform pending the outcome of the start-up’s court action, which accuses the job listings giant of misusing its market dominance.
A class action against Qantas has characterised the airline’s document discovery as “wholly inadequate” and is resisting a bid by the airline for six more months to produce senior management emails.
JB Hi-Fi wants an advance ruling in a class action on the period of cover provided to customers for breach of statutory guarantees under the consumer law, a question that has never been addressed by the courts.
The applicant in one of four declassed COVID-19 business interruption class actions has reached a settlement under which it will receive $100,000 and the funder the backed the case will pay $1 million towards Insurance Australia’s costs.
HR company Employment Hero has launched legal action against investor and rival Seek, alleging the hiring giant has breached competition laws by terminating access to its API.