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Court has power to make cy-pres orders in class action settlements, judge says
The judge who last month approved a $29 million settlement in a consumer class action against Radio Rentals has held that courts have power to order part of a settlement sum to go to charitable causes where distributing the funds to group members is too hard or impossible.
Employees should be entitled to damages for missed super payments, Maurice Blackburn says
A new superannuation bill working its way through the Federal Parliament should include a right of action for employees to seek damages against businesses that fail to make super payments, according to a Maurice Blackburn partner.
Griffin Coal can’t get hands on docs in long-running spat with Carna Group
Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been denied access to documents while defending a consumer law case brought by the liquidators of a collapsed mining services firm.
IP Australia can’t swallow Scotch Whisky Association’s opposition to Clyde River mark
The UK-based Scotch Whisky Association has lost its opposition to the Clyde River trade mark for use on alcoholic beverages, with an IP Australia delegate saying the mark had no connection to the production of spirits and rejecting the trade organisation's argument that the mark was evocative of Scotland.
Class action appeals ruling allowing 7-Eleven to seek litigation releases
The lead applicant in a class action against 7-Eleven has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to block the convenience store chain from seeking litigation releases from franchisees upon renewal of their contracts.
Clive Palmer sues to block funding for resort timeshare class action
A company owned by Clive Palmer has filed a lawsuit seeking to thwart a class action brought by villa owners in the billionaire's now abandoned Palmer Coolum Resort.
Schneider Electric faces patent infringement suit over Clipsal socket outlet
A US communications infrastructure company has filed a patent lawsuit against the Australian arm of French energy tech giant Schneider Electric, which is accused of flagrant infringement with the sale of one of its Clipsal electric socket products.
Australia Post must pay damages after firing manager in face of union threats
A court has found Australia Post breached the employment contract of a compensation manager dismissed after "likely" threats by the CEPU resulted in the cancellation of a project targeting thousands of injured postal workers.
Judge won’t park patent infringement case over City of Melbourne’s vehicle sensor system
A data services company has failed to put the brakes on a patent infringement case by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a system used by the City of Melbourne for timing parked vehicles, despite arguing the case ended with a settlement five years ago.
CFMEU boss sues John Setka for poaching union members
The national secretary of the Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union has filed an urgent lawsuit against union heavyweight John Setka and 29 other officers accused of poaching union members from a rival division.