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Djokovic wins challenge to visa cancellation, judge orders his release
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-01-10 6:50 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The world’s No. 1 men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic has won a court challenge to the cancellation of his visa, with a judge ordering his immediate release from detention.

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Bayer Essure class action wins unredacted discovery for opt out notice
Class Actions 2022-01-10 2:41 pm By Bianca Hrovat Melbourne

Bayer has lost its bid to redact the names and contact details of potential group members from discovered documents in a Slater & Gordon-led class action over the drug maker’s Essure contraceptive device.

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Top 10 class action settlements of 2021
Alan Shearer 2022-01-10 7:52 am By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Class action settlement totals skyrocketed to over $900 million last year, and one law firm negotiated the lion’s share, with $672 million in settlements under its belt.

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Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
ASIC 2022-01-07 10:15 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.

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Fairfax, reporter hit with $400,000 judgment over ‘derogatory and disparaging’ AFR articles
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-01-07 10:09 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A Fairfax journalist and his employer have been ordered to pay $400,000 for making “baseless” accusations of fraud and unethical market manipulation against the co-founder of an Australian blockchain-based energy trading platform.

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SmileDirectClub can’t get its facts straight, Invisalign claims
ACCC 2022-01-07 5:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The maker of the popular Invisalign dental aligners has sued competitor SmileDirectClub for allegedly misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.

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Arrium lenders hit with extra costs after rejecting $10M settlement offers
Amy Munro 2022-01-07 11:27 am By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A group of banks that failed to prove steel giant Arrium falsified representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after a court found they rejected $10 million settlement offers three days into the trial.

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Dixon Advisory hit with second class action over advice fees
Class Actions 2021-12-23 9:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Dixon Advisory faces a second class action on behalf of investors who claim they suffered significant financial loss when the advice firm and its directors allegedly encouraged the purchase of high risk, high fee securities for their own financial gain.

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Barrister faces discipline after ‘gut-feeling’ prompts unfounded allegations against solicitor
Business of Law 2021-12-23 6:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A Sydney-based barrister has been reprimanded for relying on his “gut feeling” in making baseless accusations of misconduct against the principal of a law firm.

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Biogen wins discovery for potential IP lawsuit against Sandoz
Clayton Utz 2021-12-22 8:47 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen has won discovery of documents sent from Sandoz to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, as it weighs a third patent infringement lawsuit to protect its multiple sclerosis drug against generic reproductions.

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