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Dell misled online customers about inflated discounts during COVID lockdowns, ACCC says in new case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-04 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The consumer regulator has taken Dell Australia to court for allegedly making misleading statements about the price of add-on monitors that could be purchased with Dell computers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Appearance of bias prompts ASIC push for Youpla special purpose liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-10-28 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A joint court application by ASIC and NSW Fair Trading calls for special purpose liquidators to claw back money from funeral insurer Youpla over concerns about the current liquidator’s relationship with the failed company’s former lawyer.

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Teleco contractor BSA can’t get costs for winning class action side spat
Employment 2022-10-10 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Teleco contractor BSA, which resolved a class action by its workforce for $20 million, won’t be recouping the costs of legal action to exclude a $13 million capital raising from the settlement.

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White & Case snags Allen & Overy lawyer for competition team
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-09-21 12:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

White & Case has expanded its competition practice in Australia with the recruitment of a former Allen & Overy lawyer to the firm’s Sydney office.

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Law firms lay down swords in Mesoblast shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-08-24 1:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two law firms that filed competing class actions against regenerative medicine company Mesoblast for allegedly misleadingĀ shareholders about its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications have agreed to join forces and sidestep a beauty parade.

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Morrison faces inquiry over multiple ministries, as SG says appointments ‘undermined’ responsible government
COVID-19 2022-08-23 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government will launch an inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial appointments after releasing a report by the Solicitor General, which found the appointments legally valid but “inconsistent” with the practices of responsible government.

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See you in court: Crikey dares Lachlan Murdoch to sue over January 6 article
Defamation 2022-08-22 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Independent news publisher Crikey says it is calling Lachlan Murdoch’s bluff, splashing over its front page correspondence between its lawyers and an attorney acting for the Fox News CEO, who claims an article over the fatal January 6 riots on the US Capitol was defamatory.

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Onus on franchisor to prove $1.2M security would not kill class action, Full Court told
Class Actions 2022-08-22 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting what they say is a stultifying $1.23 million order for security for defence costs in a class action, franchisees of Hog’s Breath Cafe have argued it is up to the restaurant chain to prove group members can pony up the dough.

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Boiling mad: Property owners file class action over allegedly defective air conditioning
Class Actions 2022-08-19 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A New South Wales developer and construction company have been hit with a class action by aggrieved property owners at a Central Coast commercial development who say the building was riddled with defects, including subpar air conditioning.

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AMP to face off against ASIC over penalty for charging dead customers
Financial Services 2022-08-17 12:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has admitted ASIC’s allegations that it acted unconscionably in charging life insurance premiums and advice fees to deceased customers, but the wealth manager will go head to head with the regulator over how much it should pay for its contraventions.

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