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Sydney barrister wins $150K in defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney barrister Gina Edwards has been awarded $150,000 in damages in her defamation case over Channel Nine’s coverage of her battle for custody of famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, with a judge finding she relied on a bad legal advice from a fellow barrister and genuinely believed she was Oscar’s co-owner.

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$50M lawsuit alleges Rebel Sport CEO had relationship with former HR chief
Employment 2024-04-26 1:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The owner of Rebel Sport is facing a $50 million lawsuit by two former employees who allege CEO Anthony Heraghty carried on a secret relationship with the retailer’s former chief human resources officer.

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Media monitor Isentia wins copyright fight with Sky News despite ‘wholesale copying’
Intellectual Property 2024-04-26 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled that media monitor Isentia did not infringe the copyright of Sky News, despite the “wholesale copying” of content for its government clients, because its actions were done for the “services of the Commonwealth or State”.

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Isuzu, Mazda face class action investigation over allegedly faulty suspension
Class Actions 2024-04-26 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

Isuzu and Mazda are facing a class action investigation over alleged ‘bump steer’ defects in three popular car models. 

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Bruce Lehrmann to cover Peter FitzSimons’ costs in defamation case
Defamation 2024-04-26 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bruce Lehrmann has agreed to pay author Peter FitzSimons’ costs of complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer’s failed defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons’ wife Lisa Wilkinson.

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Refugee’s appeal fails over hotel detention found by court to ‘lack humanity’
Human Rights 2024-04-26 2:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Kurdish refugee has lost his appeal seeking compensation for being kept in makeshift hotel detention centres for 14 months after a judge found the detention lacked “human decency” but was not unlawful.

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Woolworths fined $1.3M for long service leave underpayments
Retail 2024-04-26 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Woolworths has been fined $1.3 million by a magistrate after admitting it failed to pay long service leave entitlements to more than 1,000 employees.

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Clive Palmer’s case over compulsory examination an abuse of process, ASIC says
White Collar 2024-04-26 3:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator is seeking to stay proceedings brought by Clive Palmer challenging the lawfulness of a seven year-old compulsory examination being used in a criminal case against him, arguing the billionaire’s litigation is an abuse of process.

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$230M junior doctors settlement shows employment class actions ‘viable and attractive’, experts say
Analysis 2024-04-24 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A landmark $230 million settlement in an underpayments class action on behalf of junior doctors in NSW shows employment group proceedings are “viable and attractive” and may encourage more players to pursue representative cases on behalf of workers, according to class action experts.

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Scyne reaches settlement over defection of former tax partner to Downer EDI
Employment 2024-04-24 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Scyne Advisory has resolved its case seeking to bar a former partner from working for the professional services arm of Downer EDI, in a confidential settlement the firm said acknowledged the need to protect information and uphold restraints.

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