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Infrastructure giant Acciona must fight a $224M lost-revenue case by contractor Veolia Australia over the Kwinana waste-to-energy plant on Veolia’s home turf.
Apple, Google say orders sought by Epic Games go ‘well beyond’ its case
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In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.
Full Court overturns dismissal of sexual harassment case
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me The Full Court has overturned the dismissal of a sexual harassment case and ordered a new trial after finding the trial judge did not consider crucial evidence and relied on “a preconception of how a victim would act” in finding the…
JLL to be sued by former human resources exec
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The former human resources head for JLL in Australia is set to sue her former employer after she was allegedly sacked while on leave despite never being told she was under investigation.
Bakers Delight loses challenge to reverse onus finding in Fair Work case
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Bakers Delight has lost its appeal of a decision which found it was subject to a statutory reverse onus to disprove record-keeping claims in underpayments proceedings against a franchisee.
Banksia class action silk pleads not guilty, committed to stand trial
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Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.
Barrister in Banksia class action can’t keep committal hearing under wraps
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Former barrister Norman O’Bryan has lost his bid to suppress reporting on the hearing where he was committed to stand trial for criminal offences related to his role in the Banksia class action, with a magistrate finding the orders would be “futile”.
NSW anti-protest rule unconstitutional, judge says
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A judge has struck down controversial new anti-protest laws in New South Wales which gave police powers to shut down protests “in or near a place of worship”, finding they were contrary to the freedom of political communication.
ASIC loses case against ex-Freedom boss, manager over sales incentives
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A court has tossed the corporate regulator’s case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive, finding that a sales incentives scheme did not breach conflicted remuneration laws.
ACCC wants in on developer’s High Court case over NSW Ports
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Having lost a challenge to privatisation agreements by NSW Ports, the competition regulator wants to intervene in a High Court appeal by Mayfield Developments, which failed in its own case against the port authority.