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Hastie liquidators appeal dismissal of $63M case against major builders
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-08 3:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group have appealed a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.

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Judge frowns on Invisalign’s lawsuit against SmileDirectClub
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-08 1:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Dental aligner maker Invisalign has lost its case accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits

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‘Aldi bag of cash’ suit against Holding Redlich heads to mediation
Professional Negligence 2023-05-08 2:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Holding Redlich has been given a reprieve from putting on a defence in a lawsuit by the NSW Labor Party alleging the law firm was negligent in advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.

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General Mills says price hikes violated Old El Paso agreement
Food and Beverage 2023-05-08 11:48 pm By Gareth Baker

Consumer food giant General Mills is suing relish maker Baxters, alleging breach of an agreement to manufacture Old El Paso products for sale in Australia.

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Courtenay House promoter sentenced over $180M Ponzi scheme
Financial Services 2023-05-08 3:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Courtenay House contractor and investment promoter is the latest to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment over an alleged $180 million Ponzi scheme, for which he netted $670,000 in commissions.

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‘Don’t even waste my time’: Judge trashes NSW’s bid for messages in music festival class action
Class Actions 2023-05-05 2:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised a bid by the NSW government to access seven months of messages relating to drugs by the lead plaintiff in a class action over allegedly illegal strip searches at a Byron Bay music festival, saying they seemed ā€œwholly irrelevantā€ to the case.Ā 

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Downer EDI hit with second shareholder class action over accounting irregularities
Securities 2023-05-05 4:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.

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Class actions pile up over Medibank data breach
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-05-05 6:45 am By Christine Caulfield

Private health insurer Medibank has been served with a second class action over a data breach exposing the personal details of 10 million customers.

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Barrister’s $320,000 bill set aside as appeals court takes ‘purposive approach’ to disclosure rules
Business of Law 2023-05-05 12:40 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has set aside a barristerā€™s $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees, applying a ā€œpurposive approachā€ to the rules governing lawyers’ disclosure obligations.

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In class action defence, Apple says App Store commissions the price to pay for innovation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-05 3:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Apple has denied it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating its App Store in a class action brought over allegedly inflated commissions on certain apps and in-app purchases.

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