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KPMG settles with principal allegedly subjected to ‘aggressive, belittling’ emails
Employment 2022-04-27 2:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Accounting giant KPMG has resolved a lawsuit brought by a principal director who alleged he was told to “change and adjust” to “belittling” attacks by a partner on the debt advisory team.

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ASIC fines Maritime Super for misleading super members over fees
Financial Services 2022-04-27 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Industry fund Maritime Super has been fined $26,640 by the corporate regulator for allegedly misleading members about the impact of its partnership with superannuation fund Hostplus.

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‘Don’t rock the boat’: Lawyer says Greenwoods & Freehills forced him out over Lendlease ‘tax dodge’
Tax 2022-04-26 2:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner is suing the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was effectively sacked after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making complaints that the construction giant was inflating its income and dodging tax.

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Uber agrees to $26M penalty over misleading ride cancellation fee warnings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-26 11:47 am By Christine Caulfield

Uber has admitted to making misleading statements to passengers and has agreed to pay $26 million in penalties in a case by the consumer regulator over the ridesharing giant’s cancellation warning messages.

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Nine’s ‘dog ate my homework’ excuse doesn’t wash with judge in cavoodle case
Defamation 2022-04-26 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nine has lost its bid to argue the substantial truth of an alleged defamatory imputation arising from its coverage of a custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the Cavoodle and has been taken to task by a judge for its delay in filing a defence in a defamation case, saying its excuse was no better than “the proverbial dog having eaten their homework”.

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Mother drink maker wins stay of trade mark loss, but must swallow costs
Intellectual Property 2022-04-26 2:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has won a stay of a judge’s decision to remove one of its trade marks for non-use, but has been hit with indemnity costs in its ongoing intellectual property stoush with rival Cantarella Bros.

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Seven faces suit over report accusing Jarryd Hayne fan of spitting at rape victim
Defamation 2022-04-26 6:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A man who said he was falsely accused by a Seven journalist of spitting at the rape victim of former NRL star Jarryd Hayne has sued the broadcaster for defamation.

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Trivago hit with $44.7M penalty for ‘highly misleading’ hotel deals
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-22 10:49 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slapped Trivago with $44.7 million in penalties for a “startlingly misleading” rankings system used on its travel comparison website from which it reaped $53 million.

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‘Pretty unsatisfactory’: Judge sceptical of Colonial plan to stick ATO with settlement distribution
Class Actions 2022-04-22 1:34 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has expressed doubts over Colonial First State’s plan to pass on part of its duties to the ATO in distributing a $56.3 million settlement secured by customers in a Maurice Blackburn-led class action.

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Westpac slugged with $113M in penalties in six ASIC cases
Financial Services 2022-04-22 3:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge on Friday slugged Westpac with a $40 million penalty for charging advice fees to over 11,800 dead customers in the last of six cases brought by the corporate regulator, taking the total to be paid by the bank to $113 million.

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