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Crown class action lawyers to seek priority status as COVID-19 lockdown makes trial prep ‘impossible’
Class Actions 2020-08-14 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts will ask the Federal Court to declare the proceedings a priority matter so that lawyers readying the case for an upcoming trial in Melbourne can access childcare despite stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.

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Insurance Council launches COVID-19 business interruption test case
Insurance 2020-08-13 4:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Insurance Council of Australia and the Australian Financial Complaints Authority have filed court proceedings that will test whether certain infectious disease exclusions in business interruption cover apply to coronavirus-related claims.

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Victoria’s stage 4 lockdown imperils Robodebt class action trial
Class Actions 2020-08-13 2:34 pm By Miklos Bolza

An impending three-week trial for the Robodebt class action may be in danger due to stage 4 lockdown measures in place in Victoria to control a second wave of coronavirus cases, with the top lawyer for the class telling the court he might need to step down due to homeschooling obligations if the lockdown overlaps with the trial.

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In victory for Mondelez, High Court reverses landmark personal leave ruling
Employment 2020-08-13 2:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mondelez has won its High Court challenge to a ruling on the method to be used for calculating workers’ personal days.

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Andrews government may face class action over hotel quarantine
COVID-19 2020-08-13 10:36 am By Cat Fredenburgh

A class action investigation has been launched against the Victoria state government and private contractors over alleged failures in the state’s hotel quarantine program believed to be responsible for its second wave of coronavirus cases.

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Law firm warns aged care operators at ‘serious risk’ of COVID-19 class actions
Class Actions 2020-08-12 10:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has warned of a serious risk of industry-wide class actions against the aged care sector over its handling of COVID-19, but if the largest plaintiffs law firms are planning litigation they are keeping their cards close to their chest.

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High Court won’t hear appeal by ex-Storm Financial directors
Appeals 2020-08-07 9:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has denied a special leave application by the former directors of defunct financial advisory Storm Financial, after the Full Federal Court upheld a ruling finding they had breached their duties to eleven vulnerable investors by providing an inappropriate, one-size-fits-all model of investment advice.

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High Court awards businessman $27M over Securency ‘shabby fraud’
Appeals 2020-08-05 5:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court has awarded $27 million in unpaid commissions to a Nigerian entrepreneur tricked into terminating his contract with international bank note manufacturer Securency, reversing a Full Court judgment which slashed his award.

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‘Extraordinary circumstances’: ACCC blesses Rex’s ongoing coordination with Qantas, Virgin
COVID-19 2020-07-30 3:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended an authorisation allowing Regional Express to coordinate with Qantas and Virgin on certain regional routines during the coronavirus pandemic. The airlines won interim authorisation from the competition regulator in March to coordinate flight schedules and share revenue on what the ACCC called ten important regional routes. Under…

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WorkSafe investigating HWL Ebsworth after COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 2020-07-23 10:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

HWL Ebsworth, the law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak, is facing an investigation by WorkSafe that could result in criminal charges for breaches of workplace health and safety laws.

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