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ACCC takes Qantas to court for selling tickets on cancelled flights
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-31 2:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has initiated court proceedings against Qantas for allegedly continuing to sell tickets on more than 8,000 flights that had been cancelled weeks earlier.

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Judge tosses claims in $650M dealer lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz
Contracts 2023-08-30 11:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has thrown out claims in a $650 million lawsuit by 38 dealers against Mercedes-Benz Australia over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model, finding the dealers’ lawsuit sought to rewrite the terms of their agreement with the car maker on more commercially favourable terms.

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Former Greenwoods partner suffers setback in Lendlease tax dodge suit
Employment 2023-08-30 12:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Court has dealt a blow to a sacked Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner seeking $13 million in compensation from his former firm and Lendlease, finding new whistleblower protections do not apply retrospectively to cover his claims.

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NSW to face class action over correctional officer’s abuse
Class Actions 2023-08-30 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of New South Wales will face a class action on behalf of inmates of the Dillwynia Women’s Correctional Centre who were abused by former correctional officer Wayne Astill.

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Government to acknowledge climate change risk in class action settlement
Climate change 2023-08-30 10:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The government has agreed to acknowledge that climate change is a systemic risk that could affect the value of its bonds in order to resolve a class action on behalf of sovereign bond investors over its climate disclosures.

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Ex-GC loses Fair Work case against fintech Littlepay
Judgment 2023-08-30 2:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former general counsel of UK-based transit payment provider Littlepay has lost her lawsuit alleging she faced a hostile workplace when she returned from maternity leave and was dismissed for making complaints about the company’s CEO and another global executive.

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Lehrmann prosecutor takes legal action to quash Sofronoff report
Courts 2023-08-29 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Outgoing ACT director of public prosecutions Shane Drumgold SC has taken legal action to quash leaked findings from an inquiry led by Walter Sofronoff KC into his conduct in the prosecution of assault claims against Bruce Lehrmann.

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Care A2 can’t block Gensco’s US lawsuit over soured baby formula deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-28 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has refused infant formula company Care A2’s bid to block US business partner Gensco from filing a lawsuit in Florida that overlaps with a $200 million suit filed in Australian court over a deal to sell formula in the US amid a supply shortage.

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$4.9B ANZ, Suncorp merger heads to Competition Tribunal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-25 10:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ANZ has lodged an application asking the Australian Competition Tribunal to reverse the competition regulator’s rejection of its $4.9 billion tie-up with Queensland-based Suncorp.

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Citing ‘human cost of litigation’, judge urges settlement in Linda Reynolds defamation case
Defamation 2023-08-25 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge hearing a lawsuit by senator Linda Reynolds against the partner of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins over allegedly defamatory social media posts has urged the parties to resolve the matter outside of court, citing the “psychological strain” and “emotional stress” of litigation.

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