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Telcos to face $10M penalties for industry code breaches
Policy and Regulation 2025-01-21 10:46 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Telcos are set to face penalties of up to $10 million for breaching the industry code under a suite of proposed changes to the Telecommunications Act.

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Class action can peek at any settlement offers to Land Rover owners
Product Liability 2025-01-21 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Jaguar Land Rover can’t make an offer to settle the claims of unrepresented group members in a class action over alleged faulty filter systems until after it provides a copy of the offer to solicitors representing the class.

FWC finds IP Australia patent examiner was not forced to resign
Employment 2025-01-21 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A patent examiner who questioned IP Australia’s examination processes has lost his appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found he was not forced to resign from his job.

‘I have taken it all’: Lawyer struck off roll after gutting trust account
Legal Ethics 2025-01-20 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A Sydney lawyer who was found to have fleeced nearly $500,000 from his clients’ trust accounts has been declared unfit for the profession.

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Pawn shop facing class action loses bid for pro bono lawyers
Class Actions 2025-01-20 5:19 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A pawn shop facing a class action lawsuit from customers who claim it gave them loans with annual interest rates of 480 per cent has failed to secure a court referral for pro bono lawyers.

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Union lawyers blasted for leaving worker ‘high and dry’ in dismissal case
Employment 2025-01-17 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has described as a “disgrace” a decision by union lawyers to cease acting for an illiterate council worker who was unfairly dismissed from his job.

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Bank of Queensland sanctioned for charging fees to dead customers
Financial Services 2025-01-17 2:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Bank of Queensland has been sanctioned by the banking watchdog after an investigation found it charged fees to the accounts of dead customers.

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$1B Western Sydney road upgrade unveiled
New South Wales 2025-01-20 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The federal and NSW governments will jointly fund a $1 billion investment to upgrade Fifteenth Avenue in Western Sydney, which will link the road to the new airport.

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FWC orders halt to Sydney Trains work bans ahead of hearing
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-01-16 2:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The Fair Work Commission has issued an interim order to suspend industrial action ahead of a hearing in action by the NSW government that aims to shut down the latest work ban.

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Aussie Ugg boot manufacturer to change name amid lawsuit
Intellectual Property 2025-01-15 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

An Australian ugg boot manufacturer has announced it will change its name amid an ongoing trade mark lawsuit with US shoe brand Deckers.

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