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Solicitors can stay on case against Super Retail despite conflict of interest
Employment 2024-10-09 4:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail has lost its bid to restrain Harmers Workplace Lawyers from acting for two former executives, despite a judge finding the firm had a conflict of interest.

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Full Court’s continuous disclosure ruling could embolden ASIC
Analysis 2024-10-08 11:14 pm By Sam Matthews

A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won’t boost shareholder class actions, experts say.

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‘8 words in an email’: Boral slams ruling clearing class action to grill CEO
Class Actions 2024-10-03 1:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Boral has asked the Full Court to hear its appeal of a decision allowing its former CEO to be questioned about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.

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ANZ loses appeal in ASIC case over $2.5B share placement
Appeals 2024-10-02 4:44 pm By Sam Matthews

ANZ has lost its appeal of a landmark decision finding it breached continuous disclosure rules by failing to disclose a $750 million bailout by underwriters during a $2.5 billion capital raising.

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Westpac unit RAMS flags fraud claim in franchisee class action
Class Actions 2024-10-01 2:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Westpac’s shuttered home loan unit RAMS may hit back at franchisees’ class action claims by alleging they made misrepresentations and provided fraudulent documents.

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McDonald’s rest breaks class action ‘gone backwards’, court told
Employment 2024-09-30 2:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against McDonald’s alleging workers were not given mandatory rest breaks has “gone backwards” after the fast food giant withdrew previously agreed facts, a court has heard. 

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KFC tries to avoid ‘hypothetical’ class action trial over rest breaks
Class Actions 2024-09-30 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fast food giant KFC has argued an initial trial in an underpayments class action could result in an “entirely hypothetical” finding unless it also deals with the claims of several sample group members. 

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‘Horse has bolted’: Judge declasses COVID-19 insurance class actions
Insurance 2024-09-23 11:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Four proceedings over COVID-19 business interruption losses will be stripped of class action status, with a judge saying most of the common issues were already determined in test cases.

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Bruce Lehrmann expands appeal in defamation case
Defamation 2024-09-13 11:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bruce Lehrmann has widened his appeal of a decision that tossed his defamation case against Seven over its coverage of Brittany Higgins’ rape claims.

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Judge questions Jarryd Hayne supporter’s defamation appeal
Defamation 2024-09-13 11:32 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has questioned whether a Jarryd Hayne supporter who won a $35,000 defamation judgment against Seven should tie the court’s resources up in an appeal.

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