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Builder can’t revive abandoned claims against AGL
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-05-14 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Collapsed construction and maintenance company General Trade Industries has lost its bid to revive abandoned claims against AGL in a nearly four-year old contract case over work on two Queensland gas plants, with a judge finding the company has had “more than a sufficient opportunity to plead its case”.

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Unvaccinated DP World workers lose appeal bid for reinstatement despite ‘harsh’ dismissal
Employment 2024-05-14 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A group of DP World workers previously found to have been “blindsided” by their dismissal for refusing a mandatory COVID-19 jab have failed in a bid to appeal a decision that found their reinstatement inappropriate.

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Former Sydney council member, contractor face ICAC investigation
Public Corruption 2024-05-14 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

A former Canterbury-Bankstown council member and contractor are the subject of a NSW ICAC inquiry centered on allegations that they failed to disclose relevant pecuniary interests and manipulated council contracts for their own benefit. 

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‘The system is broken’: OAIC dragging feet on Latitude data breach probe, class action firm says
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-13 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm investigating a group proceeding against non-bank lender Latitude over a data breach last year has called on the information commissioner to give an update on a related class action-style complaint.

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Litigation funder hits pay dirt with taxi driver class actions against Uber
Class Actions 2024-05-13 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder behind two class actions against Uber, which have settled for $272 million, stands to make a tidy sum if the settlement holds up at a court approval hearing.

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Ex-HWL Ebsworth lawyer loses fight over timing of partnership dissolution
Business of Law 2024-05-13 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former capital partner at HWL Ebsworth has lost his argument that he remained in the firm’s partnership until last month, after a judge found he was invalidly expelled in 2020. 

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Fee cuts make costs assessor unnecessary in Cosmetic Institute class action, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-13 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiffs in a class action against a group of surgeons who worked for The Cosmetic Institute have told a court that a costs assessment is not necessary to approve a $25 million settlement, which will see $10 million deducted for legal and administrative costs, in light of reductions to the fees. 

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Deloitte senior manager can’t bring unfair dimissal case out of time
Employment 2024-05-13 3:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former senior manager at Deloitte terminated for alleged inappropriate conduct in the workplace has lost her bid to bring an unfair dismissal claim out of time, despite the Fair Work Commission finding her case had merit.

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Class action against forex trader Best Leader Markets undefended, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-13 2:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Perth-based forex trader that allegedly failed to return investors’ funds or any profits made on trading has taken no steps in the undefended class action, a court has heard.

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Massage parlour that threatened to kill underpaid workers’ families hit with $1M penalty
Employment 2024-05-13 9:59 pm By Andy Sidler

A Canberra massage parlour that systematically underpaid, intimidated and exploited migrant workers, including by threatening to kill their family members if they complained, has been hit with a $1 million penalty. 

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