Most Recent
Mayfair’s Mawhinney hires Ashurst after lengthy ASIC submission
The director of the beleaguered Mayfair investment group, who has been self-represented in winding up proceedings by ASIC, has now entered into a late stage retainer with law firm Ashurst, with his barrister saying he could no longer manage the case on his own after the regulator filed a lengthy affidavit.
‘It means monthly’: Law firm partner schools barrister on Latin meaning of ‘menstrual’
The managing partner of a high-profile Sydney law firm has told the barrister cross-examining him that the word menstrual means "monthly" in Latin, when explaining an email in which he slammed the firm’s former general manager’s practice of billing clients on a "menstrual based cycle".
Victoria’s COVID-19 curfew decision ‘bizarre, capricious, arbitrary’, court hears
A decision earlier this month to extend Victoria's controversial COVID-19 curfew was "bizarre, capricious, arbitrary" and was made under pressure from the state's Premier, a Victoria Supreme Court judge has heard.
Former Young Rich Lister sues ‘social media troll’ for defamation in landmark cyberbullying case
Melbourne businessman Tolga Kumova has filed defamation proceedings against the operator of the Stock Swarmi Twitter account, a case that could lay down the legal groundwork for cyberbullying claims.
Ex-AMP lawyer looks to strike out claim she ‘disparaged’ board
A former general counsel of AMP who claims she was sacked from the wralth management firm after raising concerns about its fees for no services conduct is looking to strike out defence claims that she "frequently and openly disparaged" the company's board, as well as claims that she was being performance managed.
PwC accountant with bipolar disorder can’t bring disability discrimination claim
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers employee has lost his bid to bring a discrimination claim against the accounting firm, with a judge finding he didn't have direct evidence that he was discriminated against because of his bipolar disorder.
WA Premier Mark McGowan lobs defamation claims at Clive Palmer
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has struck back at a defamation lawsuit by Clive Palmer, filing a counterclaim accusing the mining magnate of making a number of defamatory statements, including that he was a "liar" involved in "covering up" illegal activity.
Judge ‘sick to death’ of pleadings fights in Robodebt class action
A judge has slammed the parties in the Robodebt class action for sparring over the pleadings, one week after the class was given leave to add a claim for exemplary damages and allege knowledge of the program's unlawfulness on the part of several government officials and federal minister Alan Tudge.
Battle over counterclaims against group members could change class action landscape
An upcoming legal battle over whether counterclaims can be brought against non-party group members in a class action against a unit of recruiter Tandem could hamper bookbuilding efforts by making class actions less attractive to group members, an expert has told Lawyerly.
Isuzu to file cross-claims in $18M Directed Electronics copyright case
Isuzu plans to lodge cross-claims against electronics company Directed Electronics and various third parties in an $18 million lawsuit accusing the commercial vehicle manufacturer of contract and copyright breaches and aiding a former employee's alleged theft of company information.