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Sunwater asks High Court to hear floods class action coverage spat
Class Actions 2023-02-21 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dam services provider Sunwater has asked the High Court to take its side in a dispute over insurance coverage for a $440 million class action settlement with victims of the 2010-2011 floods in Queensland.

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Kingston Reid hit with employment suit over ‘routine’ bullying
Employment 2023-02-21 11:27 pm By Sam Matthews

Employment law firm Kingston Reid has been hit with Fair Work proceedings by a former paralegal who says the firm ignored her complaints about “ongoing bullying and humiliation” and fired her because she became pregnant.

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BCC loses appeal over $8M trade credit policy to Phoenix financier
Appeals 2023-02-21 1:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it to indemnify an Australian non-bank lender that provided $8 million in trade finance to companies in Phoenix Group shortly before its collapse.

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Workers’ rights at mercy of employers if Qantas wins in High Court, says TWU
Employment 2023-02-21 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Transport Workers Union has predicted wide-reaching consequences for workplace rights if Qantas succeeds in its High Court appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Landmark Santos greenwashing case to centre on meaning of ‘clean’
Climate change 2023-02-21 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A case brought by a shareholder advocacy group accusing Santos of misleading the market by ‘greenwashing’ its environmental credentials will centre on the meaning of the word ‘clean’, a court has heard.

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Broker loses appeal of 2014 banning order, again
Appeals 2023-02-21 3:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A mortgage broker has lost his challenge to a tribunal’s decision to uphold a lifelong ban by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

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King & Wood Mallesons drops Ye in case against College Dropout Burgers
Intellectual Property 2023-02-20 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Six firm King & Wood Mallesons has withdrawn its representation of US rapper Ye in his case against a small Melbourne restaurant after the artist reportedly failed to instruct his lawyers.

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Judge won’t stay crypto class action against Qoin issuer
Cryptocurrency 2023-02-20 8:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has declined to stay a class action against BPS Financial, the issuer of cryptocurrency Qoin, in light of similar ASIC proceedings.

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Uber loses bid to pare back taxi driver class action
Class Actions 2023-02-20 10:34 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed Uber’s application to trim down a class action brought by taxi and hire car drivers in four states over the introduction of UberX, finding that cutting claims related to the hire care driver group would cause “real prejudice”.

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Advanta Seeds wins more time to renew patent after law firm slip-up
Intellectual Property 2023-02-20 3:51 pm By Sam Matthews

Agricultural giant Nufarm has lost its appeal of a decision giving rival Advanta Seeds extra time to pay a renewal fee for its patent for a hybrid plant cell, after an error by its lawyers caused the renewal to fall through the cracks.

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