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Qantas appeals court’s finding that it misapplied JobKeeper
Appeals 2020-10-15 11:27 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Qantas Airways will challenge a court's finding that it incorrectly applied the JobKeeper scheme and underpaid its staff.
Qantas underpaying staff by ‘setting off’ JobKeeper payments, court finds
Ashurst 2020-09-24 6:47 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Federal Court has provided clarification as to how the Morrison government's JobKeeper scheme operates, in a ruling against Qantas Airways that found the airline had incorrectly applied the scheme and underpaid its staff.
VW rightly hit with $125M fine after ‘starving’ judge of evidence, court told
ACCC 2020-08-12 9:50 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
An appeals court has been urged to uphold a judge's $125 million penalty against Volkswagen in the ACCC's case over the car maker's emissions cheating, with a court-appointed contradictor saying the judge was "starved" of the information he required to assess whether a $75 million agreement brokered by the consumer watchdog was reasonable.
ASIC spent $1.8M on failed Westpac responsible lending case
Appeals 2020-08-07 4:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission spent over $1.8 million in taxpayer funds investigating and prosecuting its now failed responsible lending case against Westpac.
High Court won’t hear Melco’s challenge to doc production order in Crown inquiry
Clayton Utz 2020-06-10 2:48 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Hong Kong-based casino group Melco Resorts has lost an application for special leave to the High Court to weigh in on a ruling that a NSW public inquiry into James Packer's Crown Resorts had the power of a royal commission and could order privileged documents to be handed over.
Court suppresses details of Grosvenor, Vannin co-funding agreement
ACCC 2020-05-18 4:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A court has granted a request from Grosvenor Litigation Services, the funder that backed two class actions against Volkswagen over its emissions cheating scandal, to suppress the details of a co-funding agreement with Vannin Capital.
ACCC says lower fine ‘appropriate’ in VW appeal of record $125M ‘dieselgate’ penalty
Australian Government Solicitor 2020-05-05 12:58 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission maintains its $75 million settlement agreement with Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal was “appropriate”, as VW progresses its appeal of the $125 million penalty imposed by a judge who called the ACCC agreement “manifestly inadequate”.
Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
Acting Justice Arthur Emmett 2020-04-23 9:10 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders -- a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades -- has split the courts in Australia and is expected to head to the High Court.
Courts don’t have power to make class closure orders, appeals court says
Acting Justice Arthur Emmett 2020-04-22 6:30 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
An appeals court has overturned a ruling ordering class closure in seven representative proceedings against car makers over defective Takata airbags, finding courts do not have the power to make class closure orders.
Tips from top barristers on litigating in a virtual courtroom
Adam Hochroth 2020-04-14 10:14 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The novel coronavirus pandemic has forced Australian courtrooms into the virtual world, with many barristers and solicitors litigating via phone or video for the first time. Here, some of Australia's top barristers offer tips on how to bring your A game into the virtual realm.