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TWU appeals judgment refusing to reinstate 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers
Employment 2022-01-10 2:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Transport Workers Union has appealed a judge’s decision that compensation was a more appropriate remedy for 1,800 Qantas workers who had been denied the “matchless blessing” of a job than reinstatement.

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Arrium lenders hit with extra costs after rejecting $10M settlement offers
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-01-07 11:27 am By Bianca Hrovat

A group of banks that failed to prove steel giant Arrium falsified representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after a court found they rejected $10 million settlement offers three days into the trial.

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SmileDirectClub can’t get its facts straight, Invisalign claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-07 5:11 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The maker of the popular Invisalign dental aligners has sued competitor SmileDirectClub for allegedly misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits.

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Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
Financial Services 2022-01-07 10:15 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.

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Fairfax, reporter hit with $400,000 judgment over ‘derogatory and disparaging’ AFR articles
Defamation 2022-01-07 10:09 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Fairfax journalist and his employer have been ordered to pay $400,000 for making ā€œbaselessā€ accusations of fraud and unethical market manipulation against the co-founder of an Australian blockchain-based energy trading platform.

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Dixon Advisory hit with second class action over advice fees
Class Actions 2021-12-23 9:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Dixon Advisory faces a second class action on behalf of investors who claim they suffered significant financial loss when the advice firm and its directors allegedly encouraged the purchase of high risk, high fee securities for their own financial gain.

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‘Capricious’ conduct by Morrison government dooms Beetaloo gas contract
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-12-23 5:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has voided contracts between the Morrison government and a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin after finding the decision to enter the agreement in the midst of litigation was “legally unreasonable or capricious”.

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Crown fined $1M by gaming regulator for flouting junket rules
Gaming 2021-12-23 10:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Crown Melbourne has been hit with a $1 million fine by the Victorian gaming regulator — the second this year — for failing to comply with rules on junket operators.

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Hopping mad Brick Lane Brewing accuses Better Beer of ripping off brand
Intellectual Property 2021-12-23 6:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

Melbourne craft beer producer Brick Lane Brewing Co has filed proceedings accusing three companies behind the zero carb Better Beer of ripping off its packaging in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.

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ACCC extracts penalties from vanilla essence maker for misleading claims
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-12-23 6:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Sydney-based food distributor and retailer has agreed to pay over $26,000 in penalties for allegedly making false claims that its Chef’s Choice branded vanilla essence contained “pure” vanilla extract.

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