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CBA deserves max penalty for $16.4M in underpayments, court told
CBA should pay a penalty of $12.8 million -- close to the maximum penalty the court can impose on the bank -- for underpaying its staff to the tune of $16.4 million, a judge has heard.
The Kid Laroi loses bid to disqualify manager’s solicitors
Australian singer The Kid Laroi has failed to restrain solicitors who acted for his benefit in negotiating a record deal from representing his former manager in a contractual dispute, with a judge rejecting arguments the lawyers could be seen as “switching sides”. 
Mawhinney must pay $1.3M to continue suit against McGrathNicol receivers
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney must pay $1.3 million in security within six weeks or a case brought on behalf of his property management group Mainland against a lender and two McGrathNichol receivers will be thrown out. 
COVID-19 insurance class action members can ‘have their cake and eat it too’: judge
A judge considering bids to de-class COVID-19 business interruption class actions has said group members can sign up for the representative proceedings but later decide to make claims directly with their insurers.
Judge refuses to bar children, non-Indigenous people from PFAS settlement
A judge has rejected a bid by in-fighting group members to bar children and non-Aboriginal residents in the Wreck Bay community from receiving a cut of an approved $22 million settlement over alleged PFAS contamination.
ACCC takes action over eHarmony’s ‘subscription trap’
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has taken eHarmony Inc to court, alleging the dating site misled users about its advertised 'free dating' membership and that its automatic renewal was a “subscription trap”. 
ASIC wins case against digital lender Ferratum
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against Finnish microloan company Ferratum alleging it overcharged vulnerable, low-income consumers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Law firm expenses ballooning as productivity drops
Law firms are facing a historic growth in expenses, despite lawyers becoming notably less productive, according to a new report on the legal industry.
Shareholder seeks books from class action firm Adero Law
A shareholder in Adero Law has brought proceedings seeking access to the law firm’s books and records for the period in which the firm was running numerous underpayment group proceedings.