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ASX updates disclosure obligations in wake of GetSwift action
Securities 2018-03-19 12:47 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Stock Exchange has updated rules on company disclosures regarding consumer contracts, in the wake of a share suspension and investor class action against logistics software company GetSwift for “overhyped” business contract announcements.

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Judge oks S&P deal in Lifeplan case, as another trial kicks off
Securities 2018-03-19 12:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

As trial enters its second week in a landmark case against S&P Global, a judge has signed off on a settlement of a separate class action against the U.S. credit ratings agency over its alleged role in the global financial crisis.

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VW emissions cheating trial to wrap up Monday
Class Actions 2018-03-16 9:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The first stage of the Australian trial alleging Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests will wrap up Monday, when class action lawyers deliver a final rebuttal and closing arguments.

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FWC won’t delay super union merger
Employment 2018-03-16 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Fair Work Commission has refused a bid by an employer group to halt the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and two other unions while a challenge is heard.

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Herbert Smith Freehills to oust partner over sexual harassment claims
Business of Law 2018-03-16 11:36 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Herbert Smith Freehills has suspended an Australian partner and intends to remove him from the partnership within a week after multiple allegations of sexual harassment were made, the firm said Friday.

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BHP should have considered other work for miner: FWC
Employment 2018-03-15 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A BHP subsidiary acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated employee and instead sent him home without pay for three weeks, a Fair Work Commissioner has found.

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Study blasts Volkswagen recall fix
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-15 9:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Volkswagen cars equipped with a software fix implemented in the wake of the emissions scandal are still emitting 400 percent more noxious emissions on road than in lab tests, according to a new study by the Australian Automobile Association.

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Fired CSIRO scientist can expand sex discrimination case
Employment 2018-03-14 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former CSIRO scientist who claimed she was sacked after speaking out about systemic sex discrimination has won court approval to expand her lawsuit against Australia’s national science agency.

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Air France looks to ground “Love is in the Air” copyright case
Intellectual Property 2018-03-14 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Air France has denied claims of copyright infringement by the writers of “Love is in the Air”, saying its “France is in the Air” song and ad campaign are derived from a different, original work.

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AWB to drop unfair contract terms that raised ACCC’s ire
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-03-14 3:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australia’s largest agribusiness, AWB Harvest Finance Pools Pty Ltd, has agreed to make changes to the contracts it uses with farmers after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission flagged terms of its contracts for being unfair. 

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