Most Recent
Tabcorp can access Entain’s legal advice for possible case over NSW pub deal
Addisons 2023-03-15 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered online bookmaker Entain and the Australian Hotels Association to hand over legal advice concerning their agreement to advertise digital wagering products in NSW pubs so that Tabcorp can decide whether to bring a case. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Settlement in Gunns class action against KPMG, directors wins court OK
Agriculture 2023-03-15 4:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has approved a confidential settlement in a class action against KPMG and nine former Gunns Plantations directors over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Opal Tower engineer’s status as Icon subcontractor enough for class action indemnity, trial told
Class Actions 2023-03-15 4:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Opal Tower engineer WSP is battling insurers for builder Icon over coverage for the costs of a class action by residents, telling a court on Wednesday that Icon was liable for alleged structural defects in the building despite having subcontracted the structural design to WSP.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Trade mark reputation not relevant in deceptive similarity cases, High Court rules
Angus Lang 2023-03-15 3:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The reputation of a registered trade mark and its owner is not relevant in assessing the deceptive similarity of a challenged mark, the High Court has found, clarifying the test for infringement under a section of the Trade Marks Act.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Opal Tower class members could do ‘simple arithmetic’, funder says in appeal of cuts to commission
Appeals 2023-03-14 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The funder in the Opal Tower class action has appealed a judge’s decision to slash its commission for not disclosing proposed deductions from the settlement sum as percentages, telling the Full Court that group members could do “simple arithmetic”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

MACH Energy hits back at Tinkler’s fraud case, mounts strike-out bid
Ben Hancock 2023-03-14 5:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

MACH Energy has hit back at a lawsuit by mining executive Nathan Tinkler’s companies that alleges a former general manager misused confidential information to help MACH buy the lucrative Mount Pleasant coal mine.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Shareholder class action targets Fletcher Building for ‘misleading’ FY17 forecasts
Alexander Edwards 2023-03-14 5:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shareholders have brought a class action in Australia against New Zealand-based Fletcher Building, alleging the company failed to disclose material information relating to its construction division.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Ken Talbot’s widow wanted to ‘destroy’ law firm, court says
Anastasia Nicholas 2023-03-14 1:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The wife of the late mining executive Ken Talbot wanted to “destroy” the law firm that advised her husband about his will, a court has found in awarding costs against the widow.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Insurer must indemnify church for historic sex abuse claims
Caspar Conde 2023-03-10 6:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Allianz must indemnify the Uniting Church for historic claims of sexual abuse that allegedly occurred up to four decades ago at the exclusive Sydney boys’ private school Knox Grammar, a judge has found.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class action firm’s potential profit from Arrium case not relevant to security sum: judge
Accounting 2023-03-10 3:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a security dispute in a shareholder class action against KPMG and former directors of Arrium has found that potential profits to the plaintiff law firm running the case under a group costs order is not relevant to determining the quantum of security for costs.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?