A groundbreaking judgment by the Full Federal Court over competing class actions will be handed down Tuesday morning and is expected to give judges much needed guidance on how to move forward when confronted, as they increasingly are, with multiple proceedings over the same alleged misconduct.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has sued businessman Harold Mitchell for allegedly passing confidential information onto Seven Network while serving as a director at Tennis Australia in order to help the network win broadcast rights to the Australian Open.
A Foodora delivery rider has won $15,600 in an unfair dismissal case hailed as a test case for the gig economy, with the Fair Work Commission finding the rider was an employee, not an independent contractor of the failed company.
Broadcaster Alan Jones declined an offer to settle a lawsuit alleging he defamed a prominent Queensland family by blaming them for the deaths of 12 people in the 2011 Grantham floods because he would not agreed to the terms of a proposed apology.
A judge has rejected a bid by the applicants in two shareholder class actions against online fashion retailer Surfstitch to push forward with a proposed settlement of the cases without an opt-out notice to group members.
A special counsel that was sacked from HWL Ebsworth after writing an article that was critical of the government’s treatment of veterans, is seeking to amend his pleadings to add claims that he was entitled to continued work under his employment contract with the firm.
Motorola Solutions wants to amend its pleadings in an ongoing patent case against Shenzen-based Hytera Communications to add copyright claims relating to the source code for the radio devices at the centre of the dispute.
Rebel Wilson has lost a bid to have the High Court reconsider an appeals court’s decision to slash her record $4.75 million award in a defamation case against Bauer Media to $600,000.
Defending a class action alleging its vehicle warranties were worthless, a unit of car leasing company McMillan Shakespeare said it has paid out claims to more 3,600 drivers, and was obligated to consider each claim “on its merits”.
The Copyright Agency has brought proceedings against the peak body representing Australia’s universities over copyright costs, after negotiations over a new licencing agreement broke down.