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Union accuses McDonald’s of unpaid rest break ‘conspiracy’
Employment 2021-11-23 1:48 pm By Bianca Hrovat

McDonald’s Australia has been joined as a second respondent in a union-led lawsuit that accuses the fast food giant of “conspiring to deliberately deny workers their breaks”.

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Sparke Helmore was negligent in failing to alert developer to looming deadlines, court finds
Professional Negligence 2021-11-22 4:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Law firm Sparke Helmore acted negligently by failing to adequately advise a New South Wales property developer about extension of time notices that were needed to prevent two lucrative contracts from falling through, a judge has found.

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Honda can’t dodge discovery for potential lawsuit by dealers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-22 4:36 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Honda Motors has failed to strike out or permanently stay a proceeding seeking discovery for a possible lawsuit over the Japanese car maker’s decision to abandon its Australian dealership model, with a judge rejecting Honda’s argument that the preliminary discovery application didn’t meet the requirements for service abroad.

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Top judge says junior counsel should get more opportunities in court
Courts 2021-11-19 1:18 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Chief Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court has called on the legal profession to provide more opportunities for junior counsel to hone their oral advocacy skills by make submissions or examining witnesses during hearings.

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Judge throws out challenge to funding for Queensland energy class action
Class Actions 2021-11-17 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that argued the funding for a class action against two Queensland energy generators didn’t comply with new regulations targeting litigation funders, and said a landmark judgment that held class action funding agreements were managed investment schemes was conceptually incoherent and ripe for a Full Court challenge.

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Judge questions ASIC’s ‘very, very modest’ $750,000 penalty against La Trobe Financial
Financial Services 2021-11-15 1:59 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A judge has expressed hesitation about a $750,000 penalty proposed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in its misleading advertisement case against $5.15 billion credit fund La Trobe Financial Asset Management, calling the amount “very, very modest”.

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Corrs Chambers lures two industrial relations pros from Herbert Smith Freehills
People In The News 2021-11-15 2:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has nabbed two prominent industrial relations professionals with nearly fifty years combined experience from Herbert Smith Freehills to expand its employment and labour group.

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Franchisee lawsuit accuses Quest of ‘unfair’ termination tactics
Hospitality 2021-11-15 8:10 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Quest Serviced Apartments is using unfair tactics to unlawfully terminate franchise agreements, according to a lawsuit by a franchisee that is fighting to keep its doors open after COVID-19 restrictions forced closures across the country.

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Lawyer’s name removed from roll after ‘disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable’ conduct
Legal Ethics 2021-11-12 9:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Queensland lawyer’s name has been removed from the local roll after eight weeks of “disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable” conduct while unlawfully acting for a friend in an estate dispute.

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ASIC hits Griffin Coal with criminal charges over financial reports
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-11-12 8:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit beleaguered mining firm Griffin Coal with criminal charges over its alleged failure to lodge annual financial reports for 2019 and 2020.

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