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Russells lawyer got poor review for being ‘not fun’, dismissal suit says
Employment 2024-10-21 6:13 pm By Andy Sidler

A former senior associate at Russells has sued the Brisbane law firm, alleging she was dismissed after she complained of bullying by a partner.

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Sydney light rail class action pulls up to the High Court
Appeals 2024-10-21 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.

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iSignthis’ John Karantzis could not pay $1.5M penalty, court told
ASIC 2024-10-21 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

The former CEO of fintech iSignthis would need a loan to pay a $1.5 million penalty sought by the corporate regulator for breaches of directors duties, a court has heard.

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Qantas owes $170,000 to workers axed during COVID-19 pandemic
Employment 2024-10-21 1:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Qantas has been ordered to pay $170,000 to three baggage handlers who were illegally sacked and replaced with contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Funder seeks $10.6M cut from Mayne Pharma class action settlement
Securities 2024-10-21 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The funder and law firm that ran a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma are seeking deductions that would leave more than half of a $38 million settlement for group members.

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Class action says Toyota pushed junk insurance on car loan borrowers
Class Actions 2024-10-21 1:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action against Toyota’s finance arm over kickbacks for car loans wants to expand the case to include claims customers were sold worthless insurance.

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ASIC wins case against Harvey Norman over ‘interest-free’ ads
Judgment 2024-10-18 12:07 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge on Friday rejected Latitude Finance’s defence in ASIC’s case over Harvey Norman’s ‘interest-free’ ads that no reasonable consumer would expect ā€œa charitable free lunchā€.

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Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 4:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago.Ā 

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Class action PR firm denies hurting United Petroleum’s reputation
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

The PR firm promoting a class action against United Petroleum has denied it hurt the petrol chain’s reputation by publishing an image depicting it as ‘evil’.

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Suppression of Seven reporter’s case a valuable ‘bargaining chip’: judge
Employment 2024-10-18 5:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven has won a suppression order over an ex-Spotlight reporter’s claim, with a judge finding that public access to the “colourful and embarrassing” claim could adversely affect mediation.

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