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GetSwift agrees to notify class of asset transfer outside of Australia
Class Actions 2020-09-15 4:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

GetSwift has promised the Federal Court that it will inform the lead applicant in a shareholder class action if any of its assets are to be transferred outside of Australia, after the applicant raised concerns about the logistics company’s proposed relocation to Canada.

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GMA Garnet to pay $23M to settle mineral sands dispute with mining company
Energy & Natural Resources 2020-09-15 1:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian mining company Mineral Commodities has settled its contractual dispute with international garnet supplier GMA Garnet, which has agreed to pay around $23 million and purchase almost one million tonnes of mineral sands.

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Ernst & Young faces $12M damages claim over collapse of soda ash maker Penrice
Financial Services 2020-09-15 11:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Ernst & Young is facing a claim for $12 million damages in a lawsuit over its auditing of collapsed soda ash maker Penrice.

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New rules for funders of insolvency claims: Business as usual for some, not for all
Expert Insights 2020-09-14 11:44 pm By Editor

Recent changes in the Australian regulation of third-party funders will have a dramatic effect on the funding of certain disputes. Although these changes were accompanied by Government and industry commentary that they would not affect litigation funding for insolvency-related claims, this may not be the case for all insolvency funding arrangements, writes Lina Kolomoitseva of funder Litigation Capital Management.

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Grocon must pay security to pursue $270M lawsuit over Barangaroo development
Construction 2020-09-14 10:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australian construction company Grocon has been ordered to pay $1 million in security for costs to continue its pursuit of a $270 million lawsuit against Infrastructure NSW over the development of Central Barangaroo, despite claiming it’s financials have taken a hit from the pandemic.

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FWC ‘misconstrued’ general protections authority, Full Court says in win for Coles
Employment 2020-09-14 6:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

A landmark judgment by the Full Federal Court has found that a full bench of the Fair Work Commission “misconstrued” its own authority to make general protections findings about the dismissal of employees.

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iSignthis’ John Karantzis hits Fairfax with defamation lawsuit over AFR article
Defamation 2020-09-14 5:45 pm By Alison Eveleigh

John Karantzis, the CEO of fintech company iSignthis, has launched defamation proceedings against Fairfax, targeting an Australian Financial Review article over the 900 per cent share price jump in Etherstack, a wireless radio tech company in which Karantzis owns shares.

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Greens want ABC, SBS included in media bargaining code
Media 2020-09-14 4:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Greens Party is urging the Morrison Government to include the ABC and SBS in its mandatory media bargaining code, saying the plan to make Google and Facebook pay for news content was “incomplete” without protections for the public broadcasters.

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Seyfarth Shaw lures workplace health and safety partner from Sparke Helmore
Employment 2020-09-14 4:37 pm By Alison Eveleigh

International law firm Seyfarth Shaw has snagged a leading workplace health and safety partner from Sparke Helmore to expand its Melbourne team.

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Fight brewing over whether group members can face cross-claims in Tandem class action
Class Actions 2020-09-14 4:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

A subsidiary of workforce management company Tandem, which contracts with Telstra and Optus, has foreshadowed future cross-claims against group members who claim they were misclassified as contractors and denied employment benefits.

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