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Long and short of it: Sydney Trains can’t issue blanket ban on shorts for engineering staff
Employment 2024-05-20 11:18 pm By Andy Sidler

Sydney Trains can’t unilaterally direct engineering workers to wear long pants while working but must carry out its obligation to consult with them first, Fair Work Commission has said.

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Litigation funder hits pay dirt with taxi driver class actions against Uber
Class Actions 2024-05-13 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

The funder behind two class actions against Uber, which have settled for $272 million, stands to make a tidy sum if the settlement holds up at a court approval hearing.

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Jemena loses round in trespass case by billboard company Manboom
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-04-30 2:10 pm By Andy Sidler

Jemena Gas has lost its bid for a court to determine a preliminary question in a case by billboard company Manboom that claims the presence of underground gas infrastructure at a site in Mascot, NSW that supplies gas to 1.6 million customers amounts to trespassing.

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UniSuper accused of greenwashing over Transurban investment
Greenwashing 2024-04-23 10:37 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Environmental Defenders Office has lodged a complaint with ASIC on behalf of a member of UniSuper, accusing the Australian superannuation fund of greenwashing its products by mislabelling them as ‘sustainable’. 

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Super fund faces $40M class action by transport workers
Class Actions 2024-04-12 3:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Transport workers have lodged a $40 million class action against one of the country’s largest super funds for allegedly miscalculating their superannuation entitlements.

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Gladstone Ports class action funder, plaintiffs clash over who should run the case
Class Actions 2024-03-28 10:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

The litigation funder and lead plaintiffs in a class action against Queensland-owned Gladstone Ports are in dispute over who should be engaged to act in the long-running case after the solicitor on record left Clyde & Co for a rival law firm.

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Uber to pay $272M to settle taxi driver class action
Class Actions 2024-03-18 8:58 am By Sam Matthews

On the eve of trial, rideshare giant Uber has agreed to pay $271.8 million to settle a five-year-old class action brought by taxi and hire car drivers in four states over the introduction of UberX.

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Ashurst lures four new partners to grow risk consulting division
Transportation & Infrastructure 2024-03-14 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Ashurst is beefing up its risk consulting division with four new partners, who will launch an infrastructure and capital projects group and grow the firm’s data and analytics team.

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PwC spinoff Scyne Advisory sues to stop partner moving to Downer EDI
Accounting 2024-03-05 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Government consulting firm Scyne Advisory has brought legal action to stop a partner from jumping to the professional services arm of infrastructure giant Downer EDI.

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Light rail class action can’t claim funder’s commission as damages
Class Actions 2024-02-22 10:36 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has declined a novel bid by the lead applicant in a class action over disruptions stemming from the construction of Sydney’s $3 billion light rail to claim a funder’s 40 per cent commission as damages, rather than as a deduction from group members’ payout.

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