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Federal Court to review sexual harassment policies following Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-07 8:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Court is reviewing its sexual harassment policies following allegations that former High Court justice Dyson Heydon sexually harassed six female associates while on […]

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DLA Piper nabs class action lawyer from King & Wood Mallesons
Business of Law 2020-07-07 7:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

DLA Piper has hired a partner to build up its finance dispute resolution and class actions practice in Australia. Matthew Spain joined the global firm […]

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ACCC claims Freedom Furniture misled consumers about refund rights
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-07-07 6:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Freedom Furniture has paid penalties of $25,200 after being hit with two infringement notices by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading customers […]

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Westpac owes $8M to underpaid workers
Employment 2020-07-03 11:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has become the latest company to discover it shortchanged workers, announcing it will pay $8 million to around 8,000 current and former staff who […]

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Contingency fee applications must be made ASAP in class actions, court says
Class Actions 2020-07-03 5:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firms seeking to bring class actions on a contingency fee basis in the Victorian Supreme Court must seek court approval for the now-legal arrangement […]

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NSW Supreme Court rolls out misconduct policy in wake of Heydon scandal
Employment 2020-07-02 9:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An external adviser will handle workplace misconduct claims against judges at the NSW Supreme Court under a new policy implemented following allegations that former High […]

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Heydon’s barrister licence lapses as sexual harassment fallout widens
Employment 2020-07-01 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former High Court Justice Dyson Heydon can no longer practice as a barrister, after an investigation conducted by the court found he sexually harassed six […]

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Law firm investigates class action against nursing home over COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 2020-07-01 6:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The company that operates the Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney is facing a possible class action after a coronavirus outbreak at the facility resulted […]

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Hytera can’t claim Motorola purposefully delayed notification of source code theft
Intellectual Property 2020-06-30 5:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected new evidence sought to be advanced by Hytera Communications in its IP battle with Motorola that Motorola deliberately delayed notifying Hytera […]

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Dentons can’t block use of info from its class action in latest toxic foam case by Shine
Class Actions 2020-06-30 4:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has been given the go ahead to use two reports produced in three settled PFAS class actions as evidence in its latest case […]

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