Thomson Geer has lured a long-standing partner from Adelaide firm Finlaysons to lead its banking and finance team after its former banking head partner decided to end his 40-year stint with the firm.
A judge overseeing two underpayment class actions against supermarket chain Romeoâs has declined to vary a settlement agreement to provide for distribution by Christmas, saying plaintiff firm Adero Law had not taken âall reasonable stepsâ to facilitate the payments.
A judge overseeing two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain Romeoâs has rejected a bid for a private costs assessor by Adero Law, which will now go unpaid until at least January.
Insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney has opened its seventh office across Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Adelaide to meet local client demand and allow lawyers to work from their home town after the pandemic.Â
A judge has dismissed an urgent application to block Qantas from taking disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees, but the airline has committed to extending their leave with pay until a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccination policy can be heard.
South Australian Power Networks has reportedly agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a class action brought by the victims of the 2019 Yorketown bushfire.
McDonaldâs Australia has been joined as a second respondent in a union-led lawsuit that accuses the fast food giant of âconspiring to deliberately deny workers their breaksâ.
âHundreds of lawyersâ could overwhelm Microsoft Teams if German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites continues adding cross-claimants in a class action over highly flammable building materials, a court has heard.
The Australian Energy Regulator has filed court proceedings against Hornsdale Energy Reserve, the owner and operator of the world’s second largest lithium-ion battery, for allegedly failing to provide promised contingency services to avoid power disruptions in 2019.
Tabcorp and Tatts Group have brought eight proceedings against the Australian Tax Office over more than a billion dollars in deductions for fees to gambling authorities in four states.