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Eclipx may face shareholder class action
Class Actions 2018-08-08 9:42 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Eclipx group is looking at a possible shareholder class action following recent drops in its share price after it disclosed that its published profit growth forecasts need to be revised downwards.

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Full Court questions restraint against class action lawyers
Class Actions 2018-08-07 10:21 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court expressed doubts Tuesday about an “unusual” and “heavy handed” order restraining lawyers leading the stayed class actions against GetSwift from advising their clients about whether to opt out of the prevailing action.

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Westpac dodges ASIC bid for rogue trader chatter
Financial Services 2018-08-07 9:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate watchdog can’t get its hands on documents detailing Westpac’s disciplinary measures against rogue traders or communications between the employees ahead of a penalty hearing in a case that found the bank attempted to influence the Bank Bill Swap Rate.

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Aristocrat mulls misleading conduct case against Ainsworth
Intellectual Property 2018-08-07 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Gaming giant Aristocrat Technologies is seeking further documents from rival Ainsworth Game Technology to weigh misleading conduct and passing off claims as it mounts a potential copyright and consumer law case.

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Viterra wins Cargill sale docs after mid-trial revelation
Trials 2018-08-07 9:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Cargill has been ordered to turn over what it describes as “highly confidential” documents related to the possible sale of its malt business, a new revelation in the complex trial over claims Viterra fraudulently concealed crucial information when it sold malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013 for $420 million.

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ASIC to embed corporate cops in big four banks
Financial Services 2018-08-07 2:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will get a $70.1  million boost to fight corporate wrongdoing as part of a funding package that includes a plan to embed ASIC staff in the big four banks and AMP.

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ACCC appeals suppressed ruling in Cascade Coal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-07 10:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC is appealing a ruling dismissing its cartel case against Cascade Coal that alleged the company reached an agreement with rival Loyal Coal in the 2009 tender process for mining exploration licences in the Bylong Valley, NSW.

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GetSwift class action should be reheard by new judge, Full Court told
Class Actions 2018-08-06 9:03 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge overseeing the GetSwift class action proceedings was bent on picking a winner from the outset and should be removed from the case for rehearing, a barrister for one of the losing law firms told the Full Federal Court Monday.

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Big W worker wins $543,000 after injury sidelines career as paramedic
Employment 2018-08-06 7:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Big W worker whose on-the-job injury caused her chronic leg and back pain has won $543,000 in damages against Woolworths after the company admitted breaching its duty to the teenager.

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ACCC goes after Seednet for misleading farmers over barley performance
Agriculture 2018-08-06 11:30 am By Christine Caulfield

The consumer watchdog has filed enforcement action against grain supplier Seednet, alleging the company misled farmers about the quality of its newest barley variety.

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