Most Recent
Mayfair’s Mawhinney can’t stop trial prep in ASIC cases
Financial Services 2020-10-22 4:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

James Mawhinney, director of the besieged Mayfair Group, has lost his bid to slow down two proceedings filed by ASIC which he claims will have a “catastrophic” effect on his business, staff and investors.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

‘Aussies Not Gonna Cop It’ birthed in pre-dawn session at bedside, Clive Palmer tells court
Intellectual Property 2020-10-22 3:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

Billionaire Clive Palmer has claimed that he wrote the lyrics to ‘Australia’s Not Gonna Cop It’ in the early hours of the morning while “deep in contemplation” at his bedside, telling the Federal Court that the song was inspired by the Peter Finch film ‘Network’ and not Twisted Sister’s rock anthem.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ACCC takes Fuji Xerox to court over ‘unfair’ contract terms
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-22 1:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The consumer watchdog has filed court proceedings against Fuji Xerox alleging the Japanese print giant’s standard form contracts with small businesses contain a bevvy of unfair contract terms that could cause them harm.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Worley ruling the latest setback for shareholder class actions
Analysis 2020-10-23 5:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge’s decision to throw out a shareholder class action against engineering company Worley is a loss for plaintiffs lawyers and could result in fewer listed companies willing to settle cases alleging they breached their disclosure obligations, but the ruling is not likely to have a significant chilling effect on securities litigation.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

LiveTiles to pay $8.4M to settle lawsuit by CEO’s brother
Securities 2020-10-22 7:01 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Software company LiveTiles will pay $8.445 million to settle litigation brought by Microsoft solutions provider nSynergy’s founder Keith Redenbach against his brother, LiveTiles CEO Karl Redenbach, alleging he diverted tens of millions of dollars in nSynergy’s assets, including LiveTiles.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge rejects Covidien’s bid for security in unfunded pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2020-10-21 10:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Medical device maker Covidien has lost a bid to have the applicant in a product liability class action over allegedly defective pelvic mesh front $300,000 as security for its legal costs in the event it wins the case.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class actions and litigation funding reform: The views of class action practitioners
Expert Insights 2020-10-21 9:05 pm By Editor

A sense of frustration with current uncertainty in the caselaw and inconsistency in the approaches of judges was a prominent theme that emerged from personal interviews with 30 experienced class action practitioners conducted over two months by Dr Peter Cashman and Amelia Simpson of the University of New South Wales.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

No relief: AFT appeals Reckitt-Benckiser win over Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-21 4:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

The maker of pain killer Maxigesic is taking its long-running battle with Nuromol manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser to an appeals court after a recent ruling that its advertising misled consumers by claiming Maxigesic provided better, faster and more effective pain relief than paracetamol or ibuprofen.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class action to be filed against Monash IVF over discarded embryos
Class Actions 2020-10-21 3:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Victoria Supreme Court class action will soon be filed against fertility clinic Monash IVF seeking compensation for women who allegedly had viable embryos discarded thanks to inaccurate genetic testing.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

AUSTRAC’s record $1.3B penalty for Westpac’s money laundering breaches wins court OK
AUSTRAC 2020-10-21 2:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has given the greenlight to AUSTRAC’s $1.3 billion penalty against Westpac over the bank’s 23 million breaches of money laundering and counter-terrorism laws, the biggest regulatory fine ever paid by an Australian company.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?