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Dorevitch Pathology settles union’s Fair Work case over lockout
Employment 2018-05-18 12:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

The union representing Dorevitch Pathology workers has settled a Fair Work case against the lab giant over a lockout notice the company sent to staff ahead of last year’s planned strike over pay.

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Slater & Gordon vies for AMP shareholders with ‘best deal’ yet
Class Actions 2018-05-18 9:46 am By Christine Caulfield

Not to be outdone by other class action firms vying to recruit AMP shareholders for a $2 billion class action, Slater & Gordon announced Friday it would offer investors “the most competitive funding package of all”.

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BHP faces possible Australian class action over Brazil mine disaster
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-05-17 10:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a potential shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the fatal Samarco disaster in Brazil, which saw the market value of the mining giant plummet by $25 billion.

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ASIC vows to use ‘every inch’ of power to go after corporate violators
Financial Services 2018-05-17 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

ASIC’s newly installed chief on Thursday slammed banks and other financial firms for their “trust deficit” and vowed to deploy “every inch of our powers and tools” to go after violators.

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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Blackmail case dropped against CFMEU bosses John Setka, Shaun Reardon
Article 2018-05-16 8:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union bosses John Setka and Shaun Reardon have walked free from court after prosecutors on Wednesday dropped blackmail charges related to the union’s boycott of Boral concrete.

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Aerocare loses Federal Court appeal over workplace agreement
Employment 2018-05-16 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Full Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by aviation services company Aerocare of a ruling rejecting an enterprise agreement the Transport Workers Union called “substandard”.

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Quinn Emanuel AMP financing heralds era of class action beauty pageants
Analysis 2018-05-16 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The financing arrangement underwriting Quinn Emanuel’s shareholder class action against AMP, which will earn its partner Burford Capital a record low 10 percent of any recovery, sets a new standard in class action litigation funding, and is expected to spark greater price competition in the industry. 

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Apple can’t use outside lawyer to defend case before FWC
Employment 2018-05-15 10:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple has lost its bid to be represented by an outside lawyer in an unfair dismissal dispute, with the Fair Work Commission saying Monday the case was not inherently complex and the company’s inhouse legal counsel had time to bone up employment litigation. 

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Law firm rivals in bidding war to woo AMP shareholders
Class Actions 2018-05-15 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A bidding war erupted Tuesday among law firms angling to lead a $2 billion shareholder class action against AMP, with Maurice Blackburn announcing a “super deal” and Quinn Emanuel besting that with a funding arrangement to “shake up” the market.

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