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Tyro customers to get 40% of settlement in EFTPOS outage class action
Bannister Law 2023-04-21 4:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

Retailers represented in a class action against Tyro over an EFTPOS outage will get 40 per cent of a settlement with the fintech after a funding commission and fees are deducted.

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‘They’re not going to get anything until 2030’: Irate judge slams delays in live export ban case
Agriculture 2023-04-21 3:38 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has railed against continuing delays in a class action against the Federal Government over its total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011, as group members continue to go unpaid almost three years after a ruling awarding $2.9 million to the lead applicant.

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Class action filed over COVID-19 outbreak at Newmarch House
Class Actions 2023-04-21 2:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action has been filed on behalf of 25 people whose loved ones died during a COVID-19 outbreak at the Newmarch House in Sydney.

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Optus hit with class action over data breach
Class Actions 2023-04-21 1:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Optus has been hit with a class action on behalf of current and former customers whose personal information was exposed in a massive data breach last September that affected up to 10 million people. 

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Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation case against Crikey publisher
Clarissa Amato 2023-04-21 12:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has dropped his defamation lawsuit against Crikey publisher Private Media over an article that allegedly linked him to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.

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The Reject Shop hit with underpayments class action
Adero Law 2023-04-20 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Discount retail chain The Reject Shop has become the latest Australian company to be stung with an underpayments class action.

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Sika’s deal with MBCC Group wins clearance from ACCC with sell-off
ACCC 2023-04-20 12:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has given its blessing to Sika’s planned acquisition of Germany-based MBCC Group, subject to the divestiture of MBCC’s Australian and New Zealand business.

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Qantas asks for meeting with ACCC after Alliance acquisition hits wall
Aviation 2023-04-20 11:14 am By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator has opposed Qantas’ acquisition of Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services, saying the deal was likely to substantially reduce competition in air transport for mining companies in Western Australia and Queensland.

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Both sides need ‘reality check’ in NAB ‘boys club culture’ case, judge says
Christopher Parkin 2023-04-19 11:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The National Australia Bank and its former head of repo trading both “might need a bit of a reality check” in a discovery stoush, a judge has said in a case alleging the senior employee was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender.

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Judge won’t stay reference in ‘monumental’ Santos, Fluor litigation
Construction 2023-04-19 10:48 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge won’t stay a reference process which US company Fluor claims is infected with bias, in a “monumental” dispute with energy giant Santos that has already generated a $57.5 million legal bill for the engineering firm.

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