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Bentleys sued over alleged sexual harassment by senior exec
Employment 2022-11-21 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

Sydney advisory and accounting firm Bentleys has been hit with a lawsuit by a former HR adviser alleging sexual assault, harassment and ā€œexhibitionist and shocking behaviourā€ by a senior executive which left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Law firm principal agrees to keep clear of retirement villages in Aveo class action
Class Actions 2022-11-21 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The principal of a law firm running a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has agreed not to drop in on residents without giving the company notice.

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Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
Appeals 2022-11-21 2:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The wife of a billionaire developer has lodged an appeal seeking to suppress the affidavits of a tax official in a $272 million proceeding brought by the Australian Taxation Office.

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Freezing order stands in Sportsbet’s domain name spat with owner of sportsbet.com
Intellectual Property 2022-11-21 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Bookmaker Sportsbet has defeated a bid to overturn a freezing order against the owner of the sportsbet.com domain name in a trade mark infringement dispute stemming from a promotion agreement.

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PTTEP settles oil spill class action amid disputes over funding, costs
Class Actions 2022-11-18 4:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

PTTEP Australasia has settled a class action over one of Australiaā€™s largest oil spills, more than a year after a judge ruled that the oil exploration company breached its duty of care to 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers and damaged their livelihoods.

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Qantas wins bid to take axed ground crew case to High Court
Employment 2022-11-18 3:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Qantas has won its application to the High Court to appeal a Full Federal Court finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced the work of its ground crew during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Apple flags fight over consolidation of app store competition class actions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-11-18 5:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple has foreshadowed a challenge in the event two law firms seek to work together on a consolidated class action that alleges both Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating their app stores.

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KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
Class Actions 2022-11-18 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.

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High Court rejects Nine’s constitutional challenge to racial discrimination law
Media 2022-11-18 10:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nine has failed to persuade the High Court to take up a special case that would argue the Racial Discrimination Act infringes the broadcaster’s implied right of political speech, in a blow to its defence against a class action over its coverage of litigation related to the Palm Island riots.

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Insurer on hook for breast implant class action costs after High Court snub
High Court 2022-11-18 11:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Avant Insurance has lost its bid to challenge a ruling which put it on the hook for indemnifying a plastic surgeon in class action proceedings over allegedly botched breast augmentations at a defunct NSW clinic.

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