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ACCC appeals loss in Employsure case over Google ads, keywords
Appeals 2020-10-29 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has lodged an appeal after a judge threw out its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.

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Employsure defeats ‘untenable’ ACCC case over Google ads, keywords
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-01 6:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC has lost its case against Employsure alleging the specialist workplace relations consultancy duped small businesses into signing long-term contracts via several Google ads that promised free workplace advice which appeared to be government-affiliated.

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Lawyer plans complaint to legal watchdog against Banksia team over fees in second class action
Class Actions 2020-08-21 6:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The legal watchdog in Victoria will be asked to probe potential misconduct against the legal team behind the controversial Banksia Securities class action for their fees in a separate class action, which last year settled for $40 million.

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James Cook University wins appeal of $1.2M judgment for sacked climate-skeptic professor
Appeals 2020-07-22 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has sided with James Cook University in its appeal of a ruling awarding $1.2 million to sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd, saying the academic’s right to express unpopular views was “necessarily constrained”.

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Employsure files lawsuit seeking docs ahead of ACCC trial
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-06-11 12:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

Employsure has made an eleventh hour courtroom bid to access documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman, just days before trial is due to commence in ACCC proceedings alleging the workplace relations company engaged in unconscionable conduct towards small business clients.

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ABC denied indemnity costs in search warrant dispute with AFP
Media 2020-04-06 3:45 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has lost its bid for indemnity costs against the Australian Federal Police in a case brought to block access to documents seized during a search of its headquarters last year.

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On the line: Federal Court keeps wheels of justice turning by telephone
Business of Law 2020-03-20 11:29 am By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court has updated guidance on its response to the coronavirus outbreak, saying it is working with lawyers to ensure as many hearings listed for the coming months can proceed. And Monday’s calendar, while perhaps lighter than usual, shows multiple matters will be heard as planned — by telephone.

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ACCC strikes out again, loses misuse of market power case against Ramsay Health
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-03-12 5:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has tossed a case by the ACCC against Ramsay Health Care claiming that the global hospital group misused its market power by pressuring a group of doctors who planned to open their own day clinic.

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Full Court shoots down Fortescue’s appeal of native title ruling
Appeals 2019-10-18 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mining magnate Andrew Forest’s Fortescue Metals is facing a possible compensation claim after losing its appeal of a ruling that granted native title to to the Yinjibarndi people over a large section of land in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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Pan Macmillan settles crime book defamation case for $100,000 after defence struck out
Defamation 2019-09-13 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Publisher Pan Macmillan and nightclub magnate John Ibrahim have reached a $100,000 settlement in a defamation case brought by Sydney identity Thomas Domican over what a judge called a “fleeting reference” in Ibrahim’s autobiography.

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