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Domino’s hit with underpayment class action
Class Actions 2019-06-25 1:31 pm By Amelia Birnie

Domino’s Pizza says it will defend a class action filed against it on behalf of thousands of delivery drivers and in-store workers who were allegedly systemically underpaid by franchisees over a five-year period.

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ABC, News Corp launch legal challenges to quash AFP raid warrants
Media 2019-06-24 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ABC and News Corp are bringing legal action to challenge warrants authorising controversial raids by Australian Federal Police on the headquarters of the public broadcaster and the home of political journalist Annika Smethurst.

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Fintech Zip faces trade mark suit by Firstmac
Intellectual Property 2019-06-24 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mortgage provider and Brisbane Broncos sponsor Firstmac has hit fintech giant Zip Co with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing its “Zip” trade mark.

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Media giants liable for Facebook comments, judge rules in detainee’s defamation suit
Defamation 2019-06-24 10:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Media companies facing defamation suits by a former youth centre detainee are liable for third-party comments posted on their Facebook pages, a judge has ruled in a groundbreaking decision.

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Unions sue Qantas over ‘sham’ employee bonus scheme
Employment 2019-06-24 9:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Council of Trade Unions and seven other unions have launched legal action on behalf of 27,000 workers over an alleged “sham” bonus scheme designed to pressure staff into accepting a future enterprise agreement.

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Murray Goulburn pays $42M to settle shareholder class action
Class Actions 2019-06-24 8:55 pm By Amelia Birnie

Dairy supplier Murray Goulburn has agreed to pay $42 million to settle one of two shareholder class actions over a 2016 profit forecast revision that sent the co-op’s unit price falling more than 40 per cent in five days. 

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Mark Elliott’s firm appeals costs ruling in Treasury Wine class action
Appeals 2019-06-24 8:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliot has launched an appeal challenging costs orders made against it in a stayed class action against winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.

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Landowners above Sydney Metro tunnel can claim compensation before digging complete
Transportation & Infrastructure 2019-06-24 8:34 pm By Amelia Birnie

Landowners above the Sydney Metro underground tunnel will be allowed to claim compensation before construction is complete, with a court also preparing to consider potential compensation for any reduced development potential.

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RCR Tomlinson class actions get green light, multiplicity fight looms
Class Actions 2019-06-24 5:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three shareholder class actions against RCR Tomlinson have been allowed to continued, setting up a class action beauty contest over who will lead the litigation against the failed engineering company.

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InterPharma loses bid to invalidate Pfizer’s Precedex patent
Intellectual Property 2019-06-24 11:54 am By Miklos Bolza

Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has successfully defended the patent for its sedative drug Precedex against a validity challenge, a big win for the drug maker after a US court found last year that its patents for a ready-to-use version of the drug were invalid for obviousness.

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