Foodco Group, the franchisor behind Muffin Break and Jamaica Blue, has called for a revised code of conduct that forces prospective franchisees to obtain legal advice prior to signing a franchise agreement.
Macquarie Group has defended its remuneration package for financial advisers in its private wealth unit, denying claims it paid them entirely in commissions and unlawfully withheld regular wages.
A second class action has been filed alleging GST was improperly charged on apartment sales in the ACT.
Maurice Blackburn has filed its promised class action against BHP Billiton over the Brazilian dam collapse, and the case puts a twist on typical funding arrangements, with the law firm looking to earn what it dubs a “litigation services fee” for financing the case itself.
The law should be altered to make unfair contract terms illegal, ACCC Chair Rod Sims says, and the regulator plans to use its clout to push for the change.
Spanish construction company Técnicas Reunidas can’t block two Pinsent Masons solicitors, formerly with Norton Rose, from representing Downer EDI Engineering in an ICC arbitration between the two companies, with an appeals court saying unanswered emails provided sufficient proof a retainer had been terminated.
A judge on Friday bemoaned the slow progress of an unfair dismissal suit brought against the CFMMEU by two whistleblowers, telling lawyers at a hearing Friday he wanted “something to happen” in the case
A judge has thrown out the truth defence claimed by the ABC and Fairfax Media in a case brought by Chinese billionaire and philanthropist Dr Chau Chak Wing.
Telecommunications giant Optus has won court approval to access employee documents in order to pinpoint the location of a suspected fraudster who obtained over 3,400 Optus mobile devices.
Auditing firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu wants to challenge a ruling that forces some of its partners to hand over evidence to shareholders in a class action over accounting work for collapsed engineering company Hastie Group.