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PayPal taken to court over 60-day deadline for complaints
ASIC 2023-09-07 12:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The corporate regulator has filed a suit against fintech giant PayPal over a term in its contracts with small businesses that sets a deadline for complaints about excess fees.

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ASIC wins case against digital lender Ferratum
ASIC 2023-09-07 11:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against Finnish microloan company Ferratum alleging it overcharged vulnerable, low-income consumers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Receivers reach agreement with Melissa Caddick’s husband
Baker McKenzie 2023-09-06 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The receivers of Melissa Caddick’s estate have reached an in-principle agreement with the Sydney frauster’s husband and son in relation to the division of a small number of remaining assets.

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Law firms to team up in shareholder class action against Medibank
Adam Hochroth 2023-09-06 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a bid to consolidate two shareholder class actions against Medibank over a cyberattack that affected 10 million customers, finding that having two firms on the record is better than a carriage contest.

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Feuding light rail class action solicitors must ‘put pride aside’ and work together, judge says
Banton Group 2023-09-06 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two law firms that have been jointly running a class action against the NSW government over light rail construction in Sydney are now competing to run the case solo, after their relationship broke down and the funder lost confidence in one of the firms, a court has heard.

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Directed Electronics loses appeal in Hanhwa trade secrets case
Appeals 2023-09-06 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has lost its bid to revive copyright claims against a form business partner who it pursued as part of litigation over a scheme by two former employees to misappropriate its trade secrets through a secret side agreement with South Korean giant Hanhwa.

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ASIC flags penalty privilege fight with Nuix directors
Alice Zheng 2023-09-06 10:12 pm By Sam Matthews

As it readies its civil penalty suit against tech company Nuix for trial, ASIC has flagged a possible dispute about the extent of penalty privilege pleaded by a handful of former and current directors named in the case.

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Plastic surgery patient appeals loss in defamation case over bad review
Appeals 2023-09-06 2:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A patient who gave his plastic surgeon a one-star review for a nose job is challenging a judgment that put him on the hook for $50,000 in defamation damages.

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ACCC calls for $10M penalty against Honda for misleading customers
ACCC 2023-09-05 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

The consumer regulator has asked a judge to impose penalties of almost $10 million  against Honda Australia for misleading the customers of two former authorised dealerships, a penalty up to 10 times what the car maker says it should pay.

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Mere mention of Viagra doesn’t equal harassment, court finds
Bilal Rauf 2023-09-05 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that the mere mention of the drug Viagra in the workplace does not constitute sexual harassment, in a lawsuit brought against retail chain Bing Lee.

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