Companies

Qantas has brought a strike-out application in a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after their flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The federal government will try to exclude women who served in the army from a landmark class action over alleged systemic sexual violence, harassment and discrimination in the Australian Defence Force. 

Telstra has lost its bid for a split trial in a case looking to put the telco on the hook for an ex-employee's alleged sexual harassment of his neighbours.

Kmart is fighting a discovery bid by a representative body for members of the Uyghur ethnic minority, saying there is “no reasonable basis” for believing it misled the public about alleged modern slavery risks in its supply chain.

Cbus has reportedly agreed to acquire all the units in Lendlease's $2 billion shopping centre fund, which includes some of the country's largest mall assets.

Dexus’ industrial real estate trust has bought a half-stake in an industrial estate in NSW for $49.6 million from its manager. 

Uber drivers seeking to challenge their classification as independent contractors have argued the rideshare giant had “highly prescriptive” rules on how to behave towards customers, including 'no touching' and 'no sex' rules. 

Amid a dispute over a $52 million mixed-use project in Melbourne, builder LU Simon has secured a court's approval to pay the developer cash equivalent to two bank guarantees in exchange for return of the security.

The defendants in Lendlease's lawsuit over combustible cladding used on its $107 million EXO residential apartment block in Melbourne's Docklands have pointed the finger at one another six months out from trial in the long-running proceedings.

A class action representing KFC workers who were denied rest breaks has reached a settlement with the bulk of the fast food chain's franchisees targeted in the case.