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High Court won’t touch ruling on backdated wage increases
Employment 2024-03-12 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

A special leave application by the Catholic diocese fighting to overturn a Full Federal Court judgment that two school teachers were entitled to backdated pay rises has failed.

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High Court to hear KPMG’s class action transfer fight
High Court 2024-03-08 2:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

KPMG has won its application for the High Court to weigh in on the relevance of a contingency fee order in determining a bid to transfer a shareholder class action from Victoria to NSW.

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Former EY partner can’t keep identity secret, but suppression order remains for now
Tax 2024-03-08 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former EY partner facing ATO action for allegedly promoting tax exploitation schemes has lost a fight to shield their name from media reports of the case, but a temporary suppression order — which has been in place for half a year — will stay in effect for at least two more weeks while the partner contemplates a fresh appeal.

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‘A Pyrrhic victory’: Class action up for Worley’s costs after failing to prove loss
Class Actions 2024-03-07 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite succeeding on a number of claims, the applicant in a tortuous shareholder class action against Worley must foot the engineering services company’s bill for defending two trials.

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Recruitment agency Hays settles employment class action
Employment 2024-03-07 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Labour hire company Hays Specialist Recruitment has agreed to pay up to $1.325 million to settle an employment class action on behalf of coal miners that has been on foot for five years.

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ASX pays $1.05M fine for ‘careless’ pre-trade transparency failure
Securities 2024-03-07 2:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

ASX Limited has paid a $1,050,000 fine after the corporate regulator pinged it with an infringement notice for failing to comply with market integrity rules — a first against the market operator.

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Class action launched against Lendi Group over mortgage insurance
Class Actions 2024-03-06 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mortgage broker Lendi Group and insurer ALI Group face a class action over the sale of allegedly worthless mortgage insurance policies to homeowners.

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Merivale to pay $18M in underpayments class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-03-06 4:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Merivale will fork over $18 million in a proposed settlement to resolve an employment class action against the hospitality giant, of which $8.6 million is sought to be deducted in legal fees and a funder’s commission.

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PwC spinoff Scyne Advisory sues to stop partner moving to Downer EDI
Accounting 2024-03-05 11:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Government consulting firm Scyne Advisory has brought legal action to stop a partner from jumping to the professional services arm of infrastructure giant Downer EDI.

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Downer EDI points finger at KPMG in shareholder class action
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-03-04 3:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Downer EDI has named KPMG in a cross-claim in a class action by shareholders, a move the accounting giant says has forced it to resign as auditor for the infrastructure services company.

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