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Aerocare loses Federal Court appeal over workplace agreement
Employment 2018-05-16 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Full Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by aviation services company Aerocare of a ruling rejecting an enterprise agreement the Transport Workers Union called “substandard”.

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Law firm rivals in bidding war to woo AMP shareholders
Class Actions 2018-05-15 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A bidding war erupted Tuesday among law firms angling to lead a $2 billion shareholder class action against AMP, with Maurice Blackburn announcing a “super deal” and Quinn Emanuel besting that with a funding arrangement to “shake up” the market.

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Fraud case against Shane Heal dropped after star witness no-show
White Collar 2018-05-14 10:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The fraud case against Australian basketball great Shane Heal has been withdrawn after prosecutors’ could not get their US-based star witness to testify in time.

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Judge recuses himself after raising spectre of legal watchdog
Legal Ethics 2018-05-14 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has recused himself from proceedings over costs in a construction dispute, after vowing to send transcripts of the case to the state’s legal watchdog.

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VicForests banned from logging in greater glider habitat
Environment 2018-05-11 11:48 am By Miklos Bolza

An environmental group fighting to protect the threatened greater glider has won a temporary injunction that bans state-owned forestry corporation VicForests from logging in select regions of the Victorian Central Highlands where the marsupial has been found.

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$26M funding cut to hobble ASIC, experts say
Securities 2018-05-10 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Government’s $26 million cut to ASIC’s budget has been blasted by experts and the opposition for undermining the corporate regulator, already facing the heat of the Banking Royal Commission.

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Government budgets $44.6M for consumer data rights
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-05-09 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Government has promised $44.6 million over the next four years to establish a National Consumer Data Right that will enable consumers and small businesses to better protect their online data.

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Quinn Emanuel brings class action against AMP
Class Actions 2018-05-09 10:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Quinn Emanuel has filed the first shareholder class action against AMP ahead of the beleaguered company’s annual general meeting on Thursday.

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Seven wins contempt of court ruling against Amber Harrison
Media 2018-05-09 4:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ex-lover of Seven Network’s CEO Tim Worner was found in contempt of court on Wednesday after violating a gag order that barred her from speaking out about the affair and leaking company documents.

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Commonwealth Bank to pay $25 million to settle rate rigging case
Financial Services 2018-05-09 2:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

Commonwealth Bank has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims by the securities regulator that it manipulated the bank bill swap rate.

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