Multiple class actions against Downer EDI over accounting irregularities might be bound for the High Court as complex legal questions swirl, a judge said on Wednesday.
A judge overseeing class actions against car makers Hyundai and Kia over alleged engine defects has dismissed the carmakers’ bid to inspect the lead applicants’ vehicles before defences are filed in the proceedings.
Executives from KPMG have condemned the PwC tax breach scandal as ‘disturbing’ and admitted past mistakes after the firm was rocked by an exam cheating scandal.
ANZ has rubbished arguments from a competitor and the ACCC that its merger with Suncorp’s banking arm will reduce competition and hurt consumers, saying the watchdog had been asked to believe a “distorted and selective view” of the proposal.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has copped a record $3.55 million penalty for breaching spam laws after it sent more than 65 million emails without an easy way for individuals to unsubscribe.
A law firm in regional New South Wales has been hit with a class action seeking to hold it liable for the alleged fraud of a former employee who was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for fraud offences in 2021.
Clifford Chance has added former Clayton Utz competition and consumer law partner Elizabeth Richmond to the firm’s global antitrust team in Sydney.
Restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia is facing a class action alleging it misled franchisees about the profitability of its businesses, with business owners also making claims against an employment law practice that drafted the franchise agreements.
A judge has found insurers must cover claims against builder LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding in Melbourne’s Atlantis Towers after a judge found the owners were “obvious candidates” to bring legal action.
Dell Australia has apologised to consumers and admitted misleading those who purchased add-on computer monitors by inflating the pre-discount price, sometimes to more than the product’s normal retail value.