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Ex-Norton Rose manager drops appeal against managers in bullying case
Employment 2023-01-24 1:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Norton Rose Fulbright digital marketing manager has dropped her appeal of dismissed claims against two of the firmā€™s human resources managers in a case alleging she was fired after she complained of bullying and sex discrimination by her supervisor.Ā 

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Appeals court sets aside arbitration award in Chevron gas field dispute
Arbitration 2023-01-18 2:59 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has dismissed an appeal from two contractors who worked on Chevron’s Gorgon gas field project who allege they were underpaid over $130 million by the energy giant.

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Major firms dragged to court by clients, partners in 2022
Business of Law 2023-01-17 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were targeted by lawsuits in 2022, facing allegations of negligence or bad advice from clients, or else accused by their own partners of misconduct.

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CSIRO officer was fired before she started after ‘stakeholder feedback’: lawsuit
Employment 2023-01-11 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A prospective CSIRO executive has filed an employment suit against the government agency, alleging it breached her contract by firing her before she started, citing ā€œstakeholder feedback”.

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ā€˜An unusual caseā€™: ACCC gives Booktopia more time to pay $6M penalty
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-14 3:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has agreed to grant Booktopia more time to pay a $6 million penalty over an alleged misleading refund policy, after the online book retailer suffered a ā€œmassive fallā€ in its share price.

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Star Entertainment directors, execs targeted in new ASIC action
ASIC 2022-12-13 9:24 am By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has named eleven current and former Star Entertainment directors and officers in a civil penalty case alleging breaches of duties in relation to the company’s non compliance with anti-money laundering laws.

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Google defeats ACCC case over data collection
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has lost proceedings accusing Google of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information the tech giant could collect and combine for use in targeted advertising.Ā 

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ACCC wins price-fixing case against BlueScope Steel, senior exec
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-09 10:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has largely won its case against BlueScope Steel and former general manager Jason Ellis alleging they engaged in ā€œserious cartel conductā€ in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.

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Judge shaves $5M off agreed penalty in ACCC case against Uber
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-07 11:14 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has imposed a $21 million penalty on Uber for misleading customers through platform-wide cancellation messages and estimated fares on its Uber Taxi option, $5 million short of the ā€œvery substantialā€ sum jointly agreed by the parties.

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22 firms launch group to advise businesses on human rights
Business of Law 2022-11-29 3:22 am By Sam Matthews

A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices.

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