Most Recent
Liberty Financial appeals partial victory for ATO
Appeals 2022-11-09 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Liberty Financial unit Minerva has challenged a judgment that found two schemes it carried out were done with the primary purpose of securing a tax advantage.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

In light rail class action trial, NSW government denies it ‘sat back and did nothing’
Adam Hochroth 2022-11-09 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The New South Wales government has rejected a class action’s claims that it dropped the ball in relation to the identification and management of underground utilities which caused delays in Sydney’s $3 billion light rail project.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

CBA says disclosing money laundering failures would have misled the market
AUSTRAC 2022-11-09 9:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has argued that disclosing its money laundering failures before AUSTRAC brought proceedings would have misled the market, as the bank takes the rare move of defending a shareholder class action at trial.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Trial pokes holes in CBA’s claim of ‘cordial’ relationship with AUSTRAC
AUSTRAC 2022-11-08 10:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

While CBA’s defence to a shareholder class action argues the bank did not need to disclose money laundering failures because it doubted AUSTRAC would take legal action, communications show it was drafting a defence six months before proceedings started, a trial has heard.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Sydney’s $3B light rail was a ‘train wreck’, class action trial told
Adam Hochroth 2022-11-07 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action on behalf of 3,500 business owners along Sydney’s light rail route has told a court that group members bore the brunt of the project’s delayed construction, described as “a train wreck which could be predicted from a mile away”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Class action trial looms for CBA over money laundering disclosures
AUSTRAC 2022-11-03 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces trial Monday in one of several class actions filed against a major Australian company in recent years over allegedly lax money laundering practices and disclosures.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge warns Domino’s about ‘trial by ambush’ as underpayments class action hearing kicks off
Class Actions 2022-11-02 9:07 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has slammed Domino’s for its “entirely unsatisfactory” opening submissions in an underpayments class action, warning the pizza giant not to hide arguments and evidence up its sleeve.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Pauline Hanson appeals $250,000 defamation judgment
Appeals 2022-11-02 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Pauline Hanson has appealed a defamation judgment ordering her to pay $250,000 to former colleague Brian Burston for “seriously damaging” and malicious comments made in a Today Show interview.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Finish detergent maker says trade mark judgment doesn’t wash
Appeals 2022-10-31 2:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Finish dishwashing products has appealed a judgment that removed two of its trade marks for non-use and rejected its claim that a competitor’s logo was deceptively similar.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ASIC appeals loss in conflicted remuneration case against CBA
Anna Wilson 2022-10-26 5:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed its case alleging the Commonwealth Bank of Australia accepted conflicted remuneration through the sale of its Essential Super product, finding it was “misconceived”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?