The corporate regulator has filed proceedings against RACQ, one of Queensland’s largest insurers, alleging it sent customers renewal documents with misleading comparison pricing.
Advice platform JustAnswer is accused of duping customers into signing up for expensive monthly subscriptions by advertising a $2 joining fee, and falsely holding itself out as affiliated with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Actor and director Rebel Wilson faces a second defamation suit over social media comments connected to her movie ‘The Deb’.
Paper company Opal has sued the Victorian government for $402 million in damages, claiming it was forced to close the Maryvale paper mill after the state government breached an agreement to provide it with a stable supply of wood.
The NSW Land and Environment court has approved developer Central Element’s plans for its $100 million ‘Lamrock Avenue’ luxury residential development in Bondi Beach, following a conciliation conference with the local council.
A landlord in eastern Melbourne has filed proceedings alleging a tenant breached its lease by converting a cafe into a smoking lounge.
A court has approved Crown Resorts’ $72.5 million settlement of a shareholder class action, as well as a $20 million cut for the plaintiff’s law firm.
A year and a half after moving into the Australian class action market with an $835 million war chest, UK plaintiffs firm Pogust Goodhead has quietly closed its Sydney office.
Children’s music juggernaut The Wiggles denies claims in an adverse action case by its former CEO and says he was axed because he lost the trust of Captain Feathersword and the gang.
The owner of luxury brand Van Cleef & Arpels has taken retailers Target and Kmart to court, alleging they infringed its trade marks and violated consumer law by selling jewellery that copy its hallmark clover and flower motifs worn by countless celebrities and royalty.