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Bayer Essure class action wins unredacted discovery for opt out notice
Bayer has lost its bid to redact the names and contact details of potential group members from discovered documents in a Slater & Gordon-led class action over the drug maker's Essure contraceptive device.
TWU appeals judgment refusing to reinstate 1,800 outsourced Qantas workers
The Transport Workers Union has appealed a judge's decision that compensation was a more appropriate remedy for 1,800 Qantas workers who had been denied the "matchless blessing" of a job than reinstatement.
Arrium lenders hit with extra costs after rejecting $10M settlement offers
A group of banks that failed to prove steel giant Arrium falsified representations on loan drawdown notices ahead of its $2.8 billion collapse have been ordered to pay indemnity costs after a court found they rejected $10 million settlement offers three days into the trial.
Statewide Super fined $4M for charging members for non-existent insurance
Superannuation provider Statewide Super has been ordered to pay a $4 million penalty for an administrative error that saw around 12,500 fund members charged for insurance they did not receive.
Fairfax, reporter hit with $400,000 judgment over ‘derogatory and disparaging’ AFR articles
A Fairfax journalist and his employer have been ordered to pay $400,000 for making “baseless” accusations of fraud and unethical market manipulation against the co-founder of an Australian blockchain-based energy trading platform.
‘Capricious’ conduct by Morrison government dooms Beetaloo gas contract
A judge has voided contracts between the Morrison government and a subsidiary of Empire Energy for gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin after finding the decision to enter the agreement in the midst of litigation was "legally unreasonable or capricious".
Judge shoots down ‘audacious’ McMillan Shakespeare claim for surplus class action funds
A judge has rejected an "audacious" attempt by McMillan Shakespeare to recoup a surplus of funds left over after a $9.5 million class action settlement was distributed to registered group members.
Barrister who sexually harassed clerk has suffered enough, appeals court says
The New South Wales Bar Association has lost an appeal seeking a financial penalty and a professional reprimand against a Sydney barrister for his “poorly judged, vulgar and inappropriate” behaviour, with an appeals court finding damage to his reputation and a hike in his insurance premium dwarfed any punishment it could dole out.
Mayfair slapped with $30M fine after judge finds ASIC penalty ‘insufficient’
Beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101 will have to pay a $30 million penalty after a judge found a $12 million penalty proposed by ASIC was "insufficient".
In class action appeal, Ford says it’s not on hook for damages for fixed cars
Ford has challenged its loss in a class action over its allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, arguing group members who have had their cars repaired are not entitled to damages.