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With High Court leave, Arrium class action plaintiffs may get second chance to grill ex-director
Andrew Emmerson 2021-02-11 10:44 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Two shareholders of failed Arrium Group have secured leave from the High Court to challenge a ruling that nixed their planned examination of a former director to bolster a class action over the collapse of the steel producer.

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Bluescope lawyers get dressing down by judge for ‘inappropriate exchange’ with chambers
Anthony Howell 2021-02-11 3:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Lawyers representing Bluescope in an appeal of a Fair Work case copped a scolding by a judge Thursday for sending multiple emails to his chambers “pressuring” his associate to provide dates for a hearing.

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Barrister turns tables on vision-impaired Daily Telegraph legal team in case over deaf lawyer
Ashurst 2021-02-11 1:31 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A barrister for a Sydney criminal lawyer who wears hearing aids and is suing News Corp’s Nationwide News over allegedly defamatory Daily Telegraph articles referring to his profound deafness has likened the stories to accusing bespectacled lawyers of being blind.

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Reinventure settles lawsuit by ex-partner seeking cut of $100M
Baker McKenzie 2021-02-10 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Westpac-backed venture capital firm Reinventure Group has settled a lawsuit brought by a former partner claiming she was entitled to a cut of a $100 million valuation increase in 11 startups the firm invested in. 

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Crown directors resign in wake of scathing gaming authority report
Class Actions 2021-02-10 9:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Two directors of Crown Resorts have resigned following the release of a damning report from the NSW gaming authority.

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Qantas told pilot he was too old for redundancy offer, lawsuit says
Employment 2021-02-10 5:43 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

A 64-year-old Qantas pilot who was stood down as part of the airline’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has launched a lawsuit accusing Qantas of unlawful discrimination for only providing voluntary redundancy packages to employees younger than 63 years old.

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Uber takes Aussie IT company to court over ‘Geeks’ trade mark
Allens 2021-02-10 3:23 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

Uber has dragged an Australian IT services company to court after failing to win removal of the company’s ‘Uber Geeks’ trade mark for its home-visiting technician services.

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Crown Resorts not suitable to run Barangaroo casino, damning report says
Crown Resorts 2021-02-09 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Crown Resorts should not have a licence to run the Barangaroo casino in Sydney after facilitating money laundering and partnering with junket operators linked to organised crime, a report following the NSW gaming authority inquiry has found.

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Deloitte admits it has ‘expectation’ partners will retire at 62
Accounting 2021-02-09 9:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Accounting giant Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has admitted in a Federal Court defence that it expects its partners to retire at the age of 62, but it says there is no obligation for partners to depart the firm at that age.

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Westpac fires back in class action, says car loan borrowers could have shopped around
ASIC 2021-02-09 4:26 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

Westpac has hit back at a class action accusing it of colluding with car dealers on a “shonky” car loan scheme that allowed them to hike up interest rates to earn higher commissions, saying consumers could have shopped around for a better deal.

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