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‘A case of investor regret’: Mayfair dodges misleading and deceptive conduct case
Contracts 2021-03-08 11:59 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

An investor who sank $1 million into a now suspended Mayfair Group scheme has lost his misleading and deceptive conduct case against the firm, with a judge finding his evidence was “plainly coloured” by the fact he had lost his life savings.

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MinterEllison CEO at centre of uproar after staff letter over Christian Porter representation
Business of Law 2021-03-05 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

MinterEllison boss Annette Kimmitt has found herself in the middle of an internal furore after she reportedly sent a letter to the law firm’s 2,000 plus staff members sympathising with those angered by a senior partner’s decision to advise Attorney-General Christian Porter.

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Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins to lead review into Parliamentary workplace
Employment 2021-03-05 6:06 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

An independent review into Parliamentary workplace culture will be led by sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins, the Federal Government has announced, two days after Christian Porter outed himself as the federal Cabinet member accused of raping a teenager 33 years ago.

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High Court refuses special leave to Healius in $60M tax refund battle
Appeals 2021-03-05 5:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Health care giant Healius has lost its application to the High Court to challenge a $60 million win for the Australian Taxation Office.

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Judge tosses One Nation staffer’s claims against gov’t in Brian Burston sexual harassment case
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-03-05 5:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has dismissed claims brought by a former One Nation staffer against the federal government accusing it of being liable for former senator Brian Burston’s alleged sexual harassment, finding that the terms of her unfair dismissal settlement barred her from bringing sexual harassment allegations againt the Commonwealth.

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Irate judge says lawyers should personally face costs for signing off on deficient cases
Andrew Pollock 2021-03-05 4:55 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Certification of pleadings in legal action is not a formality that needs to be “ticked off”, and solicitors who put their signature to improperly pleaded cases should face adverse costs, an irritated appeals judge has said.

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Avoiding ‘dangers’ of GetSwift approach, judge will jointly hear class actions over Slater & Gordon advice
Andrew Roe 2021-03-05 3:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The judge overseeing two class actions over legal and accounting advice given ahead of Slater & Gordon’s disastrous Quindell acquisition has said he will hear the cases together, citing the “dangers” of the approach taken in litigation against GetSwift, which resulted in a judge being ordered to step down.

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Barrister in hot water over inappropriate conduct of ‘sexual character’
Business of Law 2021-03-05 1:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A NSW barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner is facing disciplinary action for unsatisfactory professional conduct.

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Johnson & Johnson unit loses high-stakes appeal in pelvic mesh class action
Andrew Naylor 2021-03-05 11:34 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Federal Court has tossed an appeal by Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon challenging a landmark decision that put it on the hook for paying damages to 10,000 women who suffered injury through defects in its prolapse mesh and incontinence tape implants.

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GetSwift wins appeal bid to disqualify judge from class action
Ahmed Rizk 2021-03-05 10:38 am By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

GetSwift has triumphed in its bid to disqualify a judge who refused to recuse himself from hearing a shareholder class action against the logistics software company after presiding over ASIC’s civil penalty proceeding against the company.

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