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HWL Ebsworth defeats client’s bid for High Court review in negligence case
Professional Negligence 2024-09-05 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined to grant special leave to a former HWL Ebsworth client seeking to revive a decision that found the law firm’s bad advice over property in Parramatta’s ‘Auto Alley’ cost it $2 million.

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ANZ resists ‘roving commission’ into culture in sacked trader’s lawsuit
Employment 2024-09-05 2:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ANZ has argued a sacked traderā€™s bid for discovery has turned into a ā€œroving commissionā€ of the bankā€™s culture in a lawsuit alleging the trader was terminated for complaining about the bankā€™s manipulation of the bank bill swap rate.Ā 

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Mantle Group’s claims about FWC’s ‘harsh’ comments fail to sway High Court
Employment 2024-09-05 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hospitality giant Mantle Group is stuck with a decision that found it systematically underpaid employees, after failing to convince the High Court that review was warranted because “harsh” comments made by the Fair Work Commission gave rise to the appearance of bias.

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Solicitor found guilty of misconduct for not disclosing interest in CCTV company
Legal Ethics 2024-09-05 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne solicitor has been fined for applying for compensation on behalf of twenty clients from the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal for the installation of CCTV systems by a company which she had an interest in.

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ACCC signs off on Optus, TPG network sharing deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-05 12:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The competition watchdog has approved a blockbuster regional network sharing deal expected to boost TPGā€™s regional coverage as well as Optusā€™ 5G rollout, after rejecting a similar deal between TPG and Telstra.Ā 

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BOM drops challenge to exec’s win in unfair dismissal case over Paris trip
Employment 2024-09-05 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Bureau of Meteorology has dropped its appeal of a judgment that found a former senior executive was unfairly fired after taking a business-class trip to Paris.

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Claims in $40M class action against Whitehaven Coal ā€˜fancifulā€™, court told
Class Actions 2024-09-04 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Whitehaven Coal has struck back at a class action led by the father of famed mining investor Nathan Tinkler, calling the claims that it failed to fulfil an implied term of a $150 million share subscription from 2012 “fanciful”.

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Accenture canā€™t put HR execā€™s employment case back in bottle
Employment 2024-09-04 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Consulting giant Accenture has failed to keep a human resources executiveā€™s claims of Fair Work breaches out of the public eye, with a court finding prior publication of the allegations would render a suppression order pointless.

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Legal watchdog had power to lay charges against lawyer accused of inappropriate sexual contact: court
Legal Ethics 2024-09-04 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The South Australian legal watchdog has won its appeal of a decision which found it did not have the power to lay charges against a lawyer accused of ā€œinappropriate and uninvitedā€ sexual contact with a junior solicitor.

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In win for ASIC, court finds rent-to-own leases were credit agreements
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-04 11:16 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has held that a ā€œnuancedā€ business model used by a rental company providing long-term leases to often vulnerable consumer for household items breached the Credit Act, finding the loan agreements were in substance credit contracts. Federal Court Justice Lisa Hespe found on Wednesday that Rent4Keeps attempted to avoid being caught by the Credit…

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