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Judge ‘had enough’ with delays in four-year-old AMP class action
Class Actions 2023-10-05 1:14 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a slow moving class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has expressed his frustration with […]

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Solicitor closed law firm to dodge barrister’s fees, tribunal hears
Legal Ethics 2023-10-05 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solicitor has been found guilty of professional misconduct for shuttering his law practice to avoid paying a barrister’s $137,000 bill and for repeatedly failing […]

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Law firm partner takes fight with ATO over exit payment to High Court
Tax 2023-10-05 3:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A retired law firm partner has taken his battle with the ATO to the High Court, arguing he is not liable to be taxed on […]

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Shine improves disclosures in wake of review, ASIC says
Accounting 2023-10-05 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

The ASX-listed Shine Lawyers has earned marks for improvement in a review by ASIC of its disclosures relating to interest on litigation funding loans, the […]

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Graincorp hits back at class action over noisy, foul-smelling factory
Class Actions 2023-10-05 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Agricultural giant Graincorp has hit back at a class action filed by rural Victorians who allege that a loud and foul-smelling oilseed factory run by […]

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Fairfax loses strike-out bid in defamation suit over Facebook comments
Defamation 2023-10-05 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied Fairfax’s bid to strike out allegations by a Western Australian businessman that it was the publisher of allegedly defamatory comments that […]

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Crypto is ‘not money’: Finder Wallet fights ASIC case
Cryptocurrency 2023-10-04 9:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Finder Wallet has argued it did not need a financial services licence to sell its crypto product Finder Earn because it was not money, but […]

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High Court asked to revive Volkswagen airbags class action
High Court 2023-10-04 9:14 pm By Sam Matthews

A failed class action against Volkswagen over Takata airbags is seeking special leave from the High Court, arguing an appeals court was wrong to find […]

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Ex-Greenwoods partner asks High Court to weigh in on whistleblower protections
High Court 2023-10-04 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner who claims he was sacked for complaining about Lendlease’s attempts to avoid tax liability has asked the […]

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Law firm dropped from Sydney light rail class action
Class Actions 2023-10-04 2:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm on record for a class action over the Sydney Light Rail has been dropped by the lead plaintiffs and replaced by class […]

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