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Re/Max, Resimax close to settling trade mark suit, judge told
Intellectual Property 2018-07-23 2:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

International real estate franchisor Re/Max is close to settling a trade mark case it brought against competitor Resimax, a Federal Court judge has heard.

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ACCC working on undertaking with Apple Australia, judge told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-18 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC is working on a court enforceable undertaking with Apple’s Australian unit after it reached a $9 million settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations the company’s iPhone and iPad repair policies violated the Australian Consumer Law, a Federal Court judge said Wednesday.

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Judge says Apple case ‘paradigm example’ of ACL penalty problem
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-07-18 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In a judgment signing off on Apple’s $9 million settlement with the ACCC over the tech giant’s repair policies, a Federal Court judge has said the case is a “paradigm example” of the problem with how penalties are assessed under the Australian Consumer Law.

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Lawyers won’t move AMP class actions without a fight
Class Actions 2018-07-17 8:43 pm By Miklos Bolza

Applicants in four Federal Court class actions against AMP won’t voluntarily move their cases to the NSW Supreme Court on the invitation of a state judge, leaving a jurisdictional battle to rage on.

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GetSwift’s defence says Squire Patton Boggs partly liable
Article 2018-07-17 5:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

In what is believed to be an unprecedented move, logistics tech startup GetSwift has named law firm Squire Patton Boggs as a “concurrent wrongdoer” in the company’s defence of a shareholder class action.

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AMP class action turf war escalates with threat of anti-anti suit injunction
Chief Justice James Allsop 2018-07-11 11:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

The law firm behind one of four AMP class actions in Federal Court might call for an anti-anti-suit injunction in response to a threat by a NSW Supreme Court judge to block the actions from proceeding in favour of the lone case filed against the wealth manager in state court.

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Funder’s cut of S&P class action settlement to go under microscope
Class Actions 2018-07-05 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge overseeing seven class actions against S&P Global Ratings over toxic financial products has appointed a barrister to advise him on whether to approve a confidential global settlement, which would give funder Litigation Capital Partners about half the payout.

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Funder attacks Westpac’s ‘dangerous’ intentions in class action
Allens 2018-06-27 11:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Litigation funder JustKapital went on the attack in court on Wednesday, saying Westpac’s objections to the terms of a proposed funding order in a class action against the bank were dangerously suspect.

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Squire Patton Boggs loses epic battle over GetSwift client communications
Class Actions 2018-06-25 11:00 pm By Miklos Bolza

After a marathon hearing in court on Monday, law firm Squire Patton Boggs lost its battle to avoid client communication restraints that other parties in the GetSwift class action saga voluntarily agreed to.

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Trustee settles class action over LKM Capital collapse
Class Actions 2018-06-20 3:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

The trustee for collapsed investment group LKM Capital has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of hundreds of investors who sunk $63 million into the failed firm.

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