Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has warned of a serious risk of industry-wide class actions against the aged care sector over its handling of COVID-19, but if the largest plaintiffs law firms are planning litigation they are keeping their cards close to their chest.
The High Court has denied a special leave application by the former directors of defunct financial advisory Storm Financial, after the Full Federal Court upheld a ruling finding they had breached their duties to eleven vulnerable investors by providing an inappropriate, one-size-fits-all model of investment advice.
The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended an authorisation allowing Regional Express to coordinate with Qantas and Virgin on certain regional routines during the coronavirus pandemic. The airlines won interim authorisation from the competition regulator in March to coordinate flight schedules and share revenue on what the ACCC called ten important regional routes. Under…
HWL Ebsworth, the law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, is facing an investigation by WorkSafe that could result in criminal charges for breaches of workplace health and safety laws.
ASIC has dropped its fight with Westpac over the bank’s financial assessment of home loan borrowers following political pressure, citing the “challenging economic circumstances”.
A Sydney law firm has taken down a Facebook post urging Melburnians to defy a mandatory mask-wearing order from the Victorian government after a request for the post’s removal by the peak legal body in NSW.
The law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak linked to its Melbourne headquarters is still expecting its Sydney partners to work from the office despite warnings from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state had reached a “critical point”.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has singled out a law firm over a coronavirus outbreak linked to its office as he announced the mandatory use of masks and called on Victorians to work from home where possible.
Brisbane clothing company Lorna Jane has been fined almost $40,000 for implying that its ‘anti-virus activewear’ prevents against infectious diseases such as COVID-19.