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Ex-Qantas worker tries again to bring discrimination suit
Employment 2023-10-02 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Qantas worker looks set to appeal a judgment that found she can’t undo a $75,000 settlement in a workers compensation claim in order to pursue a discrimination suit against the airline.

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Family court judge appeals damages for false imprisonment
Appeals 2023-09-28 11:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has appealed a ruling that put him on the hook for damages for ordering the wrongful imprisonment of a Queensland man and set off alarm bells and calls for legislation by the nation’s legal bodies.

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Gladys Berejiklian challenges ICAC corruption finding
Public Corruption 2023-09-27 9:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former premier of NSW Gladys Berejiklian has filed a legal challenge to an ICAC report which foundĀ she and her ex-boyfriend, former member for Wagga Wagga Daryl Maguire, engaged in “serious corrupt conduct”.

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Shane Tuck’s wife to drop concussion class action against AFL
Class Actions 2023-09-26 11:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law firm representing the wife of the late AFL player Shane Tuck in a class against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries is seeking court approval to discontinue the case for lack of litigation funding.

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JLT reaches walkaway settlement in class action by Victorian councils
Settlement 2023-09-26 9:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Insurer JLT Risk Solutions won’t pay any compensation to resolve a long-running class action on behalf of Victorian councils, after defeating a similar class action in New South Wales.

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Junior doctors to face another hurdle after class action victory
Class Actions 2023-09-25 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The first healthcare provider to be found liable in one of several underpayments class actions by junior doctors is challenging a ruling that found permission to work overtime hours did not have to be expressly given.

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Seven can challenge production of emails in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-09-25 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven Network and chairman Kerry Stokes can challenge a ruling allowing Fairfax to access thousands of “deeply personal” emails sent to and from former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith during his defamation case.

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Starbucks shortchanged part-time staff $4.5M in overtime
Employment 2023-09-22 1:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian arm of coffee giant Starbucks has backpaid part-time workers across 52 stores $4.5 million, after discovering it failed to pay proper overtime rates.

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ACCC shuts down Transurban’s bid for Horizon stake
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-21 11:54 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not sign off on Transurban’s plan to acquire a majority stake in fellow toll road operator Horizon Roads, finding the deal would likely reduce competition for toll road concessions in Victoria.

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Judge approves $6.88M CFO in $25M Fonterra class action settlement
Class Actions 2023-09-21 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has approved a common fund order awarding $6.88 million to the funder behind a class action against Fonterra that settled for $25 million, opting not to wait for a much-anticipated appeals court ruling on the power to make CFOs at settlement.

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