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‘Influx’ of consumer class actions likely after High Court’s Toyota decision, lawyer says
Analysis 2024-11-07 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Landmark High Court decisions in class actions against Toyota and Ford on how damages should be calculated for defective vehicles will spark more consumer class actions, a plaintiff lawyer told Lawyerly.

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‘Eye-watering’ legal costs in NT stolen wages class action: judge
Class Actions 2024-11-07 11:37 pm By Andy Sidler

Shine Lawyers wants to claim $24.5 million in legal costs in a stolen wages class action on behalf of Northern Territory First Nations people, a sum a judge called “eye watering”.

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ASIC launches formal MinRes probe over Ellison tax dodge claims
Investigation 2024-11-07 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate cop has launched a formal investigation after the airing of tax evasion allegations against Mineral Resources’ billionaire founder, Chris Ellison.

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Judge grounds Moccona’s infringement claims over Vittoria’s coffee jar design
Intellectual Property 2024-11-07 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Vittoria has defeated claims in an intellectual property battle that it infringed on rival Koninklijke Douwe Egbert’s trade mark for the design of its Moccona instant coffee jar.

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Chemist Warehouse, Sigma win ACCC approval for $8.8B merger
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-07 4:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The competition regulator has given its blessing to the $8.8 billion merger of Chemist Warehouse and Sigma Healthcare, subject to a promise that franchisees will be free to terminate their contracts.

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Blackstone’s bid to acquire I’rom raises competition concerns over clinical trials
Healthcare 2024-11-07 11:32 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The ACCC has red flags about the acquisition of Japanese healthcare business I’rom Group by private equity behemoth Blackstone.

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Filecoin, founder can’t shake developer’s case over cryptocurrency pay
Cryptocurrency 2024-11-07 5:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Crypto company Filecoin Foundation can’t dodge a suit by a developer who says she was fired after complaining that a portion of her wages was paid in Filecoin tokens.

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Class actions against Ford, Toyota score major win in High Court
Class Actions 2024-11-06 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has upheld appeals in class actions against Ford and Toyota over the calculation of damages for reduction in value of defective vehicles.

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Dixon Advisory director reasonably relied on Minters advice, court finds
Financial Services 2024-11-06 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the corporate regulator’s case alleging former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan breached his director’s duties.

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Slaters HR head says she was fired for reporting systemic underpayments
Employment 2024-11-06 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Slater and Gordon’s former HR head has filed a lawsuit claiming she was axed after raising concerns that the firm deliberately underpaid over $300,000 in leave entitlements.

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