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University of Melbourne to backpay $72M to underpaid staff
Employment 2024-12-09 5:07 pm By Andy Sidler

The University of Melbourne will backpay $72 million to 25,000 academics who were paid on a ‘words-per-hour’ or ‘time-per-student’ basis, a practice it now acknowledges was unlawful.

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Court finds insurer does not have to cover underpayment claims
Insurance 2024-12-09 11:00 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has found insurer Lloyds of London does not have to indemnify real estate agent Attree for underpayment claims by employees.

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Federal Court gets boost with eight new appointments to the bench
Courts 2024-12-06 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

A Supreme Court judge, a university head, a competition law specialist and a defamation expert are among eight new appointments to the Federal Court announced Friday.

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The Iconic accuses Shein of infringing ‘Dazie’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-06 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

Online retailer The Iconic has taken Chinese fast fashion giant Shein to court for allegedly infringing the trade mark for its ‘Dazie’ brand with the company’s ‘Dazy’ clothing line. 

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iSignthis wins fight to bring evidence of offers to settle with ASIC
ASIC 2024-12-05 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

Hoping for a discounted penalty, fintech iSignthis has won its bid to adduce evidence of without prejudice offers it made to reach a resolution with ASIC before the regulator took it to court.

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Acciona loses bid to transfer suit over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2024-12-06 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has lost its bid to transfer a dispute over a $511 million waste-to-energy facility in East Rockingham, with a judge finding no overlap with another matter in the Federal Court. 

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Nuix class action judge rejects bid to close shareholder class action up to trial
Class Actions 2024-12-04 11:19 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has made a class closure order in a shareholder case against software company Nuix and underwriter Macquarie Capital, but rejected a bid to keep the order in operation until trial.

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High Court asked to restore win for Bed Bath N’ Table in fight with Bed & Bath
Intellectual Property 2024-12-04 11:08 pm By Andy Sidler

Home retailer Bed Bath N’ Table has asked the High Court to reverse a Full Court judgment that found retailer House did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct in setting up its Bed & Bath stores.

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Fintech start-up Chippit defeats PayPal’s opposition to ‘PayPool’ mark
Intellectual Property 2024-12-04 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Australian fintech start-up Chippit Financial has defeated PayPal’s challenge to its bid to register ‘PayPool’ as a trade mark for a new lending product.

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In class action defence, Toyota says ‘defeat device’ used to protect engines
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-12-03 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

Toyota has denied a class action’s claims that devices installed in its vehicles were intended to cheat emissions tests, maintaining that they were designed to protect engines from damage.

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