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A Melbourne law firm is reportedly poised to file a class action against the Australian Football League, seeking compensation on behalf of former professional players who have allegedly suffered head injuries during games.
The corporate watchdog has brought action against former Freedom Foods Group and its former CEO and CFO for alleged disclosure breaches relating to inventory values in its 2019 financial reports.
A class action against Bayer over its Essure device has won court approval to add new allegations, including that the contraceptive caused sexual dysfunction, with a judge finding the new claims could not have taken the German drug maker by surprise.
Aussie Skips and CEO Emmanuel Roussakis have pleaded guilty to price fixing over the supply of skip bins and demolition waste services in Sydney.
A class action by property owners against the manufacturer and supplier of alleged combustible cladding has lost a bid for sales figures to estimate the value of their claims as the parties head into settlement negotiations next month.
Nine has defeated a bid to strike out its truth defences in a defamation case by a Melbourne hairdresser alleging a segment on 'A Current Affair' about 'internet trolls' and subsequent comments on the program’s Facebook page defamed her.
Seafood processing company De Costi Seafoods has been hit with a $60,000 penalty for failing to pay workers overtime for shifts starting before 6am, with a judge finding the company failed to show any contrition.
King & Wood Mallesons has denied the claims in a lawsuit by defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services alleging it failed to advise it of an obligation to hold client funds on trust, and has said another law firm should also take the blame if it is found negligent.
Slater & Gordon is poised to go private in an off-market takeover by Allegro Funds valuing the company at 55 cents per share, 16 years after it became the first law firm to list on the ASX, reaching a peak valuation of $2.8 billion.
A class action accusing Virgin Australia of failing to disclose its true financial position in a 2019 prospectus for a $324 million capital raising is seeking to join a slew of the airline's insurers to the case.