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Seek won’t cut off Employment Hero while court case plays out
Seek has agreed to maintain Employment Hero's access to its programming platform pending the outcome of the start-up's court action, which accuses the job listings giant of misusing its market dominance.
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Activists win challenge to MACH’s Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion
The NSW Independent Planning Commission failed to consider the local impact of climate change when approving the expansion and extension of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine, an appeals court has ruled.
Qantas class action over flight credits blasts airline’s ‘wholly inadequate’ discovery
A class action against Qantas has characterised the airline’s document discovery as “wholly inadequate” and is resisting a bid by the airline for six more months to produce senior management emails.
Conduct of case by litigants, solicitors in servo dispute ‘atrocious’, court says
A judge has called the conduct of proceedings concerning a service station business “atrocious” and dismissed the claim after it was on foot for six years.
Judge orders longer soft class closure in KPMG class action over Arrium collapse
The judge in a class action against KPMG and ex-Arrium directors has made soft class closure orders, but chosen the longer period offered by the defendants, saying the risk of locking out unregistered members was no reason to pick an “unrealistically early” date to re-open the class.
Louis Vuitton data breach hits Australian customers
Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has disclosed a recent data breach has affected Australian customers, exposing personal information such as name, birth date, consumer preferences and contact details.
JB Hi-Fi asks court to rule on novel ACL question in warranty class action
JB Hi-Fi wants an advance ruling in a class action on the period of cover provided to customers for breach of statutory guarantees under the consumer law, a question that has never been addressed by the courts.
ASIC takes another company to court over cyber risk management
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is taking a third swing at cyber enforcement proceedings, suing financial planner Fortnum Private Wealth after a breach saw the data of 9,000 clients published to the dark web. 
Appeal filed in failed class action against EY, Quintis founder
The applicants in an unsuccessful class action against the founder of sandalwood producer Quintis and auditor EY is challenging the dismissal of his case -- the sixth shareholder class action to fail at trial.
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Dexus drops $683M for stake in Westfield Chermside shopping centre
Property giant Dexus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in Australia’s second-largest regional shopping centre from Scentre for $683 million.