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High Court to rule on reach of workplace law in high-stakes Qantas case
Appeals 2023-09-12 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will deliver judgment Wednesday in an appeal by Qantas over its decision to sack its ground crew at the height of COVID-19, a ruling that could determine the scope of adverse action protections under the Fair Work Act.

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ANZ, Suncorp gear up for fight with ACCC over $4.9B merger
ACCC 2023-09-12 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A battle with the competition regulator over the proposed ANZ, Suncorp tie-up has begun, with the first clash involving a group of rival lenders that want their submissions to the ACCC kept under lock and key.

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Government brings $325M High Court challenge over generic Plavix ban
Alison Hammond 2023-08-31 4:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A 16-year battle between the federal government and drug maker Sanofi-Aventis over an allegedly unjustified court order that prevented the release of a generic version of blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix has gone to the High Court.

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High Court greenlights NZ apartment block class action against Irish insurer
Appeals 2023-08-08 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

The High Court has dismissed a constitutional appeal by Irish insurer Zurich, clearing the way for a class action over an allegedly defective New Zealand apartment block to proceed in the NSW Supreme Court.

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ACCC wins bid-rigging case over tender for National Gallery work
ACCC 2023-08-01 2:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Industrial technology company Delta Building Automation has been found liable for attempting to rig a bid for work on the National Gallery of Australia, in a win for the competition regulator.

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Colonial can’t shield lawyer emails due to class action applicant’s ‘joint privilege’
Alexandra Folie 2023-06-09 10:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Wealth management firm Colonial First State has lost its bid to shield emails with internal counsel about investment options for its FirstChoice super fund after a judge found a class action applicant had joint legal professional privilege.

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High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a “whack-a-mole” legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.

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Zurich won’t OK NZ apartments class action as it mulls High Court appeal
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-07-29 1:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has refused consent for a class action over a defective New Zealand apartment block to proceed in the NSW Supreme Court as it mulls a High Court challenge to the case.

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ASIC loses bid for early punishment against Select AFSL
Anthony Cheshire 2022-07-22 10:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has shot down ASIC’s bid for declarations against life insurer Select AFSL before a penalty hearing after finding that the insurer acted unconscionably when selling insurance over the phone.

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Zurich loses bid to shut down NZ apartments class action
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-07-21 1:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Irish insurer Zurich Insurance has lost its appeal seeking to shut down a class action filed against it in the NSW Supreme Court over a defective New Zealand apartment block.

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