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NRL player Jack de Belin settles defamation suit with Daily Telegraph
Defamation 2021-09-15 12:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

NRL player Jack de Belin has settled his defamation lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Telegraph over an article, cartoon and tweet that allegedly implied he was a rapist and a “despicable person”.

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Katy Perry wants to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark spat with designer
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2021-09-14 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

US singer Katy Perry is seeking to withdraw an admission that licensing her trade mark to Target and Myer constituted use, saying it was plainly “wrong” after the Full Federal Court held an owner who authorised use of a mark was not liable for direct infringement.

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Judge says MIS regulation ‘doesn’t work’ with class action regime
Adam Hochroth 2021-09-13 11:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A Federal Court judge has taken a swipe at new regulations that require class action funding arrangements to be registered as managed investment schemes, saying it was difficult to reconcile the new rules with the class action regime.

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PwC partner kept on JBS brief to maintain privilege despite CFO’s unhappiness
Accounting 2021-09-10 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A PwC partner who the ATO claims was assigned to work on a matter for meat processing company JBS to bring a “cloak of legal privilege” kept a supporting role on the brief despite the company CFO’s dissatisfaction, a court has heard.

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Law firms say more COVID-19 cost cutting measures not on the cards
Ashurst 2021-09-09 9:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Despite COVID-19 case numbers in Australia hitting historic highs and the threat of an economic recession, law firms are cautiously optimistic about their ability to weather the storm without redundancies or reductions in staff pay. 

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AMP looks to shield chats with ex-DST director in poaching dispute
AMP 2021-09-09 6:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Software company DST Bluedoor is fighting to access communications between its former founding director and AMP in a $35.5 million legal stoush alleging the financial services firm induced 11 employees to jump ship after licensing its online platform.

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PwC client says ATO’s privilege case ‘nightmare to the rule of law’
Accounting 2021-09-08 9:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Meat processing company and former PricewaterhouseCoopers client JBS has slammed as a “nightmare to the rule of law” a claim by the Commissioner of Taxation that the accounting giant’s internal protocols destroyed the company’s lawyer-client relationship.

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Ben Roberts-Smith wants to bring claim against ex-wife’s friend
Arthur Moses 2021-09-08 4:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has filed an application to bring a claim against the close friend of his ex-wife in a case accusing his former spouse of unlawfully accessing his email account containing privileged communications with lawyers.

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Global banks sued for withdrawing support for Jabiru satellite
Banton Group 2021-09-07 5:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Eight major banks, including Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Citicorp, are facing a lawsuit for withdrawing financial support for a project to build and launch the first independently owned satellite in Australia.

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Allianz units fined $1.5M for misleading insurance sales on Expedia
Allens 2021-09-07 2:23 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Allianz Australia and its travel insurance unit AWP Australia have been hit with $1.5 million in penalties in ASIC’s case alleging the insurance companies misled customers while selling travel insurance on Expedia websites.

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