Most Recent
Allergan faces class action investigation over breast implants
Class Actions 2023-09-05 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action is being prepared on behalf of women who claim to have suffered complications from Allergan breast implants linked to a rare form of cancer.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Mere mention of Viagra doesn’t equal harassment, court finds
Bilal Rauf 2023-09-05 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has found that the mere mention of the drug Viagra in the workplace does not constitute sexual harassment, in a lawsuit brought against retail chain Bing Lee.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Jones Day nabs partner from Ashurst for energy practice
Ashurst 2023-09-05 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Global law firm Jones Day has recruited two partners for its growing energy practice, including a former Ashurst partner.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ASIC has ‘limited success’ in case against funeral insurer, wins $1.2M penalty
ASIC 2023-09-05 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has order ACBF Funeral Plans to pay $1.2 million for misleading its First Nations customers, a penalty less than one-fifth the fine sought by ASIC.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

EY hits back at lawsuit by former APAC director
Employment 2023-09-05 2:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

EY has responded to a lawsuit by a former Asia Pacific director who claims she was fired after making complaints of bullying, harassment and discrimination.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Takata airbags class action against Volkswagen fails again
Appeals 2023-09-05 10:41 am By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has failed a second time after an appeals court found “a merely speculative” risk of rupture was not enough to find the vehicles unacceptable.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Spotless charged for underpaying $17,000 in long service leave
Employment 2023-09-04 11:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cleaning services giant Spotless has been charged for allegedly shortchanging 13 former employees $17,500 in long service leave entitlements.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Workplace bill to close labour-hire loophole, criminalise wage theft
Article 2023-09-04 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has unveiled its latest industrial relations bill to set minimum conditions for the gig economy and empower the workplace umpire to order equal pay for labour hire workers.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Nine’s stories on surgeon the ‘opposite of public interest’, court told
Claire Roberts 2023-09-04 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has argued in his defamation case against Nine that stories detailing his alleged negligence misled the public about medical issues and were the “opposite of public interest” journalism. 

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Monsanto to attack decades of science in Roundup class action, court told
Andrew Clements 2023-09-04 10:25 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

On the first day of a seven-week trial, the applicant in a class action against Monsanto has taken aim at the agrochemical giant’s “same old approach” to undermining decades of evidence it says demonstrates the cancer-causing properties of popular weed killer Roundup.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?