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ACCC loses bid for info on ‘very senior people’ involved in Google privacy changes
ACCC 2021-09-27 1:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has rejected a request for further information on ‘very senior’ Google employees involved in a notification related to a change to Google’s privacy policy which at the centre of court proceedings brought by the ACCC.

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Patent ‘troll’ takes aim at Apple’s iPhone technology in new lawsuit
Apple 2021-09-27 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging iPhone and iPad devices sold in Australia since at least 2014 and equipped with Touch and Face ID technology infringe two patents held by a non-practicing entity.

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Ashurst targets gender parity in leadership ranks by 2026
Ashurst 2021-09-21 10:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Big Six firm Ashurst has committed to achieving gender parity among its partners and senior business service leaders within the next five years.

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Car makers to pay $52M to settle Takata airbags class actions
Allens 2021-09-15 3:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Six of the world’s largest car makers have agreed to pay $52 million to settle class actions accusing them of selling cars with deadly Takata airbags.

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Mineralogy appeals ruling tossing suit as ‘ill-disguised’ attack on ASIC
Amy Reid 2021-09-15 4:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy has appealed a ruling tossing a lawsuit it brought against ASIC, which a judge called an “ill-disguised collateral attack” on the regulator for criminal proceedings against the billionaire mining magnate over $12 million in payments made to his political party in 2013.

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Ex-Vocus chairman charged with insider trading
Telecommunications 2021-09-14 10:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen has been charged with two counts of insider trading for allegedly offloading 5.6 million company shares while in possession of knowledge that a private equity firm would pull its $3.3 billion takeover offer for the telco.

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NSW Police launch investigation into Forum Finance
Allens 2021-09-13 2:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The NSW Police have commenced an investigation into Forum Finance and director Bill Papas, which have been accused by Westpac, French investment bank Societe Generale and Japanese bank SMBC of a $400 million fraud.

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Myer takes Mark Elliott’s firm to court over $1.4M legal bill
Business of Law 2021-09-09 2:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A firm created by solicitor Mark Elliott as a vehicle to launch shareholder class actions has been taken to court by Myer over an unpaid $1.4 million legal bill racked up in defending a class action that was thrown out as an abuse of process.

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Blue Sky privilege battle should be fought in class action, judge says
Class Actions 2021-09-09 4:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A dispute over redactions in books and records produced by defunct fund manager Blue Sky to a prospective class action applicant should be hashed out within the class action, a judge has found.

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Class action filings plummet as law firms, litigation funders regroup
Business of Law 2021-09-03 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The number of new class actions has nosedived in the past six months, but experts say the drop does not signal a long-term trend but a recalibration by lawyers and funders, whose ingenuity is not to be underestimated.

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