Most Recent
Crown fined $1M by gaming regulator for flouting junket rules
Gaming 2021-12-23 10:19 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Crown Melbourne has been hit with a $1 million fine by the Victorian gaming regulator — the second this year — for failing to comply with rules on junket operators.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Under ACCC scrutiny, IVF provider Virtus drops $45M Adora acquisition
Caryn Van Proctor 2021-12-17 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

IVF company Virtus Health has withdrawn its offer to acquire rival Adora Fertility from Healius, citing the competition regulator’s opposition to the takeover.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class action claims EML Payments misled shareholders over money laundering concerns
Class Actions 2021-12-16 6:41 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Payments processing company EML has been hit with a class action over its alleged failure to notify shareholders of concerns by Ireland’s central bank relating to compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

CBRE can’t dodge Trilogy Funds case over $34.8M valuation
Amelia Avery-Williams 2021-12-15 9:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Commercial real estate giant CBRE Group has lost its bid to toss proceedings brought by fund manager Trilogy claiming the company negligently valued a Queensland marina at $34.8 million in 2006 and caused millions in losses.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ABC settles lawsuit by ‘overworked’ senior reporter
ABC 2021-12-15 11:57 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The ABC has resolved a discrimination lawsuit brought by a reporter who claimed she developed a medical condition as a result of being overworked.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

UniLodge targeted in underpayments class action investigation
Adero Law 2021-12-13 7:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

Unilodge Australia faces a potential class action alleging the student housing agency shortchanged staff by paying them under the wrong award.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Banksia class action funder enters administration with no assets
Andrew Palmer 2021-12-07 12:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The litigation funder behind a fraudulent scheme in a class action over Banksia Securities has entered administration with negligible assets to its name.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class closure question expected to go up to High Court
Analysis 2021-12-06 3:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

More than 18 months after a split emerged among the courts, the Full Federal Court will weigh in on whether judges have power to shut out unregistered group members from a class action. But given the breadth of the question for the appeals court, the issue is unlikely to be resolved there.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Romeo’s to pay $1.55M to employees in class action settlement
Adero Law 2021-12-06 11:47 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Romeo’s will pay $1.55 million to registered group members as part of a settlement of two class actions alleging the supermarket chain underpaid staff.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Threat of class action reform prompts rush to court
Bannister Law 2021-12-01 5:47 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Fearing passage of a contentious bill in parliament that threatens to curb open class actions, plaintiffs law firms and funders have raced to court with new cases in the past two weeks.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?