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FleetPartners hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-11-08 2:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Fleet management company FleetPartners has been stung with a shareholder class action over a revised 2019 earnings guidance that doomed its planned merger with McMillan Shakespeare.

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AusSuper admits account merger failings in ASIC case
Superannuation 2023-11-08 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AustralianSuper has admitted that it contravened superannuation regulations when it failed to merge the accounts of members who had multiple accounts, but says it has remediated affected customers more than $69 million.

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MP Rebekha Sharkie seeks dismissal of ‘misconceived’ suit over alleged bullying
Employment 2023-11-08 9:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie has asked a court to throw out a “misconceived” lawsuit by a former staffer accusing her of bullying, saying she is not an ’employer’ under the Fair Work Act.

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Shine Lawyers takes ELC provider to school in trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2023-11-06 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Plaintiff law firm Shine Lawyers has succeeded in narrowing the services an early learning services chain can register its ‘Shine Advantage’ trade mark for.

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EnergyAustralia says ‘carbon neutral’ valid way to describe offset credits
Environment 2023-11-02 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

EnergyAustralia has hit back at a lawsuit by Australian parents accusing it of misleading customers, saying it was “valid” to market its products involving a carbon offset scheme as ‘carbon neutral’.

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Kmart hit with $1.3M penalty for spam violations
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-11-02 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The communications regulator has slapped Kmart Australia with a $1.3 million penalty for sending more than 200,000 marketing emails to customers who had previously unsubscribed from its communications.

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WA to pay up to $180.4M in stolen wages class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-11-01 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government of Western Australia has agreed to pay up to $180.4 million to settle a class action on behalf of First Nations workers who were paid little or nothing over a 36-year period.

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PwC sued for $32M over Pioneer Credit accounting advice
Financial Services 2023-10-31 11:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Financial services provider Pioneer Credit has taken auditor PwC to court, claiming $32 million in loss and damages over its advice on how the company should value its financial assets.

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Mawhinney’s defamation case against ASIC put on hold
Defamation 2023-10-31 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Trial in a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release issued by ASIC has been pushed off until the outcome of the regulator’s second go against the investment spruiker.

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Melissa Caddick’s clients file class action against SMSF auditors
Superannuation 2023-10-27 8:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Twenty-four former clients of Melissa Caddick who were defrauded out $24.5 million have filed a class action against the auditors of the self-managed superannuation funds they used to invest their retirement savings with the Sydney fraudster.

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