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Lawyerly’s 2024 editorial advisory committee
News 2024-02-09 9:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Calling all avid Lawyerly readers! Lawyerly is seeking nominations for its inaugural editorial advisory committee in 2024.

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Airbags class action against Volkswagen suffers High Court loss
Appeals 2024-02-08 10:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has refused special leave in a failed class action against Volkswagen over allegedly defective Takata airbags.

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Former ACCC head calls on government to address price-gouging
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-02-07 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A report by former ACCC head Allan Fels has found that corporate greed and lack of competition is to blame for the continued high prices experienced by Australians and called on the government to take action to fill the regulatory gaps that allow businesses to engage in price-gouging.

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Mercedes-Benz hit with competing class action over emissions testing
Class Actions 2024-02-05 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a competing class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat on diesel emissions tests, over a year after the first class action was filed.

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Ralan exec to do jail time after pleading guilty to fraud over $251M loans
White Collar 2024-02-02 5:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former managing director of property developer Ralan Group has been sentenced to four years immediate imprisonment after pleading guilty to six fraud offences over loans the defunct group took out to fund several projects in Sydney.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers appeal loss in $650M suit over model switch
Appeals 2024-02-01 9:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mercedes-Benz dealers have appealed a judgment that found their $650 million lawsuit against the luxury car maker over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model tried to “rewrite the contractual bargain” they had agreed to in order to better suit their commercial interests.

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Webb Henderson lures senior disputes partner from Corrs Chambers
Business of Law 2024-02-01 10:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Webb Henderson has snagged a leading litigation and regulatory partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to join its team in Sydney.

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Talent scout settles suit with Teneo alleging she worked 16-hour days
Employment 2024-01-26 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former talent count for global CEO advisory firm Teneo has resolved a lawsuit against her former employer alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.

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Telstra sued for $45M over mobile services contract
New lawsuit 2024-01-24 10:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Kingfisher Mobile, which provides mobile services to Telstra customers, has taken the telecommunications giant to court for allegedly breached its contractual obligations when it engaged a new provider to take over from Kingfisher.

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Optus outage affected ten times more 000 calls than estimated
Telecommunications 2024-01-23 10:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A nationwide Optus outage left 2,696 customers unable to place calls to 000, more than ten times what the telco originally estimated.

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