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Opal Tower unit owners launch multi-million dollar class action
Class Actions 2019-07-30 2:42 pm By Amelia Birnie

A class action has been filed against a NSW state government-controlled entity over Sydney’s scandal-plagued Opal Tower, in a claim that is expected to seek millions of dollars of compensation on behalf of hundreds of apartment owners.

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Ex-Tennis Australia’s Harold Mitchell wants ASIC’s evidence from deceased former director
ASIC 2019-07-30 2:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ex-Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell, facing enforcement action by ASIC alleging he breached his duties in awarding Australian Open broadcast rights to the Seven Network, has asked a court for all evidence the regulator obtained from former board member Graeme Holloway, who died in February.

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Coles claim for $40M in refunds for lost fuel ‘completely unreal’, ATO tells court
Coles 2019-07-29 9:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

A claim by Coles for $40 million in tax credits for fuel that evaporates or leaks from the 3,000 tanks at its service stations — based on an argument that the company buys extra fuel to account for the loss — is “completely unreal”, a lawyer for the tax office told a court Monday.

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MediaCom exec claims he was fired for depression
Employment 2019-07-29 4:55 pm By Amelia Birnie

One of the top executives of MediaCom has filed a lawsuit against the media agency claiming he was fired and also passed up for promotion after requesting flexible working arrangements to accommodate his worsening depression.

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ACCC challenges court’s dismissal of ‘flushable’ wipes case
Appeals 2019-07-29 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appealed a Federal Court judgment tossing its consumer case against Kimberly-Clark over “flushable” wipes.

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Samsung Bioepsis sues to invalidate Humira biosimilar
Healthcare 2019-07-29 3:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

Korean drug company Samsung Bioepis has filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate German drug company Fresenius Kadi’s patent for a biosimilar of blockbuster arthritis drug Humira.

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Class action dropped against failed financial planner Navra Group
Allens 2019-07-29 1:14 pm By Miklos Bolza

The applicants in a class action against Navra Group have dropped their case after group members settled their claims in a separate proceeding with the defunct financial planner’s liquidators.

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Ex-MP Emma Husar reaches settlement in defamation case against Buzzfeed
Bruce McClintock 2019-07-29 11:08 am By Amelia Birnie

Former Labor MP Emma Husar has settled her defamation case against online media outlet Buzzfeed, following eight months of litigation over an article the ex-politician claimed implied she was a slut and accused her of sexual harassment and bullying.

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Grocon appeals $13.9M ruling in Brisbane CBD lease dispute
Justice Mark Moshinsky 2019-07-29 10:16 am By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has given the Victorian arm of Grocon Constructors more time to comply with a $13.9 million judgment in an ongoing lease dispute over a Brisbane office tower, after the construction company promised to file its appeal of the ruling “with diligence and expedition”.

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Government backs ACCC crackdown on Google, Facebook
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-26 10:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government has thrown its weight behind the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s call for checking the power of Facebook and Google, in a long-awaited final report that recommends a sweep of measures to crack down on the digital giants, and extend well beyond them.

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