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Chubb falls short in $2.3M dispute over coverage for Inchcape ransomware attack
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-08-01 5:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge who lashed “unsatisfactory cooperation” between Chubb and British automotive distributor Inchcape has found the insurer’s policy covers some but not all costs stemming from a cyber attack which allegedly caused over $4 million in loss.

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Mineralogy can’t take royalties dispute with Adani to court
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-07-26 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Clive Palmer’s mining company Mineralogy has lost a bid to stay an expert determination process in a royalties dispute with Adani, with a judge ruling that the court should not “lightly disregard” decisions to resolve disputes by expert determination rather than court-based litigation.

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SMBC sues Humm for $34M in worthless receivables linked to Forum Finance
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-21 9:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Japanese bank SMBC has brought a $33.6M lawsuit against fintech Humm Group after its subsidiary Flexirent allegedly misled the bank about receivables under allegedly forged contracts between a Forum Group entity and Veolia Environmental Services.

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Epoch Capital accuses analyst of taking confidential info
Intellectual Property 2022-07-20 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trading firm Epoch Capital has brought proceedings against a quantitative analyst who allegedly downloaded confidential information from the firm’s computers.

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Seven files ‘urgent’ lawsuit over Commonwealth Games software
Media 2022-07-15 10:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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Investment manager for Kahlbetzer family sacked after pregnancy announcement: lawsuit
Employment 2022-07-12 4:41 pm By Sam Matthews

An investment consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sacked over the phone a month after telling the company she was planning for a baby.

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Photo of signed contract suffices, judge finds in $7M win for Japan’s Mitsui
Contracts 2022-07-04 2:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that a partly obscured photo showing a signature was enough to render a contract enforceable, in a multi-million dollar contract fight between Mitsui & Co and a Victorian steel mill operator.

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Seven takes Cricket Australia to court to quash broadcast agreement
Sports 2022-06-30 10:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Channel Seven has asked the Federal Court to terminate a Test cricket and Big Bash League broadcast agreement with Cricket Australia due to alleged contract breaches.

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Litigation funder wins transfer bid in fight with class action applicant
Class Actions 2022-06-29 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder facing a lawsuit by the lead applicant in a settled class action it financed has won its bid to transfer the case to the Federal Court, where the class action was heard, after a judge said it was the “natural forum” for the dispute.

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Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
Securities 2022-06-27 6:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO’s case.

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