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Judge OKs cutting edge argument in $900M class action against CBA
Financial Services 2024-11-28 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed a class action against CBA and its former wealth management arm Colonial First State to add claims based on a novel theory of corporate responsibility that has implications for companies’ use of AI.

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‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
Class Actions 2024-11-28 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender’s costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”

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Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-27 3:21 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.

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Keybridge shareholder can sue over $4.75M advance for Lake Como property
Securities 2024-11-27 11:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit  over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.

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Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins slapped with $1.25M fine
Real Estate 2024-11-27 3:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments. 

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High Court cases could push Blue Sky class action trial to 2026
Class Actions 2024-11-26 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two High Court cases weighing key issues for class action practitioners will likely push the trial in a shareholder proceeding against the collapsed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY to early 2026. 

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Burger ad beef between McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s done
Intellectual Property 2024-11-26 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Fast food giant McDonald’s has resolved its dispute over misleading burger ads by Hungry Jack’s, ending a heated four-year courtroom battle.

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Bubble tea chain Chatime fined for underpaying staff
Employment 2024-11-26 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Bubble tea chain Chatime Australia and its managing director have been fined $132,480 for underpaying employees in its Melbourne and Sydney stores by more than $160,000.

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Class action firm breaches costs disclosure rules again, fights penalty
Class Actions 2024-11-25 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

The law firm running a class action against hospitality giant Merivale wants a court to waive a penalty for its failure — once again — to properly disclose its fees.

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Court won’t suppress name of barrister accused of sexual harassment
Legal Ethics 2024-11-25 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

An Adelaide barrister has lost his bid for suppression and anonymity orders in proceedings arising from a sexual harassment complaint made against him by a junior solicitor.

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