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The managing partner of Hicksons Lawyers has been accused of saying that if a former partner got pregnant, it would "ruin all [his] plans," according to a sex discrimination lawsuit that argues the firm's requirements for promotion to equity partner were discriminatory.
Camping retailer 4WD Supacentre has been fined $63,000 by the consumer regulator for misleading 'was/now' price comparisons that suggested consumers could achieve significant savings.
Mortgage lending and investment company RMBL has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a class action alleging it charged excessive fees on loans and made misleading representations under its contributory mortgage fund scheme.
The Australian government is exploring potential legal grounds for opposing the European Union's push to limit use of the name Prosecco to wines produced in northern Italy.
The judge overseeing three class actions against the Commonwealth alleging contamination from the use of toxic firefighting foam at three naval bases has shot down the plaintiffs' bid for a formal communication reminding two referees of their role in the proceedings.
A law firm bringing the second of two cases by franchisees against Domino's Pizza is weighing a possible class action against the fast food giant.
A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner has lost his bid to block King & Wood Mallesons and two barristers from representing the law firm in a long-running feud over his termination, with an appeals court calling his allegations against the legal team "unfounded and misconceived".
A settlement has been reached that brings an end to a class action against a Queensland law firm for allegedly charging personal injury clients excessive fees but does not resolve the claims of group members.
Vocus Group has agreed to settle a shareholder class action over a 2017 profit downgrade, with its insurers footing most of the bill to resolve the proceedings.
Dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater have not ruled out appealing a judgment that found they, along with the state of Queensland, were negligent in the 2011 floods in the Southeast region of the state that left over 2,000 homes destroyed.