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More casuals class actions to be dropped in wake of High Court’s Rossato decision
Two law firms are seeking court approval to drop class actions brought on behalf of allegedly misclassified casual coal miners, in light of a High Court decision that "radically" decreased their chances of success.
Virgin Australia tweaks COVID-19 vaccination policy to resolve union lawsuit
Virgin Australia has walked back part of its COVID-19 vaccination policy after the union representing aircraft maintenance engineers received hundred of complaints about the requirement that they provide their Individual Health Identifier as part of proof of their vaccination status.
Woodside hit with second lawsuit over $16.5B WA natural gas project
Woodside Energy has been sued over its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas field development, with an environmental group alleging the project's approval was invalid because the government of Western Australia failed to properly account for its impact on climate change.
Class action targets Morrison government over white spot disease outbreak
The federal government is facing a class action over alleged biosecurity breaches that led to the 2016 outbreak of white spot disease in South-East Queensland, which decimated the region’s commercial prawn industry.
Apple denies app store monopoly, says blocking Fortnite didn’t harm Epic Games’ business
Apple has rejected claims that it misused its market power by pulling Epic Games' popular Fortnite game from its App Store and says the move did not affect the game developer's business because most of its revenue comes from other platforms.
ACCC updated policies on witnesses after ‘flawed’ bank cartel probe, court hears
A senior ACCC officer was probed Tuesday on whether the competition regulator updated its guidelines for taking witness statements in July in response to criticism of investigators' methods in the cartel probe over ANZ's $2.5 billion share placement.
PwC strikes back in class action over $50M Axsesstoday prospectus
Professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers has hit back at a class action over a $50 million prospectus for Axsesstoday, filing a cross-claim against the asset finance lender and saying it “takes no responsibility” for allegedly defective offer documents.
Judge orders Employsure to pay $1M after ‘gagging’ at ACCC’s proposed sum
Specialist workplace relations consultancy Employsure has been ordered to pay a $1 million penalty over a series of misleading Google advertisements, a figure significantly lower than the $5 million sought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
ANZ faces new class action over retrospective interest on credit cards
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has been hit with a class action for having “unfair” terms in its credit card contracts that allegedly gave the bank the right to charge account holders retrospective interest.
Mazda’s customer service ‘appalling’ and misleading, but not unconscionable, judge finds
Mazda's treatment of customers with defective vehicles was "appalling" and its statements about their entitlement to a refund were false or misleading, a judge has found in a partial win for the ACCC.