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Decade-long dispute over vehicle parking monitoring patent rolls on
Appeals 2020-07-09 7:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vehicle Management Systems will take another crack at opposing a patent application by rival SARB Management Group for an integrated magnetic parking overstay detector.

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Law firms set stage for Boral class action beauty parade
Class Actions 2020-07-07 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two law firms that filed competing shareholder class actions against construction giant Boral have asked the court to permanently stay the other’s proceeding, after the judge overseeing the matter said he might wait until the High Court’s ruling on the AMP class action beauty parade before deciding which class action should move forward.

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Federal Court to review sexual harassment policies following Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-07 8:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court is reviewing its sexual harassment policies following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates while on the bench.

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DLA Piper nabs class action lawyer from King & Wood Mallesons
Business of Law 2020-07-07 7:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

DLA Piper has hired a partner to build up its finance dispute resolution and class actions practice in Australia.

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ACCC claims Freedom Furniture misled consumers about refund rights
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-07-07 6:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Freedom Furniture has paid penalties of $25,200 after being hit with two infringement notices by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading customers about their consumer guarantee rights.

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Westpac owes $8M to underpaid workers
Employment 2020-07-03 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has become the latest company to discover it shortchanged workers, announcing it will pay $8 million to around 8,000 current and former staff who were not paid long service leave entitlements.

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Contingency fee applications must be made ASAP in class actions, court says
Class Actions 2020-07-03 5:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firms seeking to bring class actions on a contingency fee basis in the Victorian Supreme Court must seek court approval for the now-legal arrangement as early as possible in the proceeding, the court has said.

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NSW Supreme Court rolls out misconduct policy in wake of Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-02 9:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An external adviser will handle workplace misconduct claims against judges at the NSW Supreme Court under a new policy implemented following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates during his time on the bench.

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Heydon’s barrister licence lapses as sexual harassment fallout widens
Employment 2020-07-01 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon can no longer practice as a barrister, after an investigation conducted by the court found he sexually harassed six female associates.

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Law firm investigates class action against nursing home over COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 2020-07-01 6:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The company that operates the Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney is facing a possible class action after a coronavirus outbreak at the facility resulted in the deaths of 19 residents.

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