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Court won’t let class action parties pay for judge to travel for Sydney trial
Class Actions 2022-03-10 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court won’t permit a Melbourne-based judge to travel to Sydney on the dime of the parties in a class action against wealth management […]

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Law firm wants bigger slice of $112M Robodebt settlement to cover costs
Class Actions 2022-03-10 10:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm administering the $112 million Robodebt class action settlement has asked a court to sign off on a $2.2 million bill to cover […]

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Optus, Foxtel contractor settles ‘sham’ contracting class action
Class Actions 2022-03-09 10:43 am By Christine Caulfield

Teleco contractor BSA has reached an in-principle settlement resolving a class action that accuses the company of misclassifying its workforce of technicians as independent contractors. […]

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Cricket Tasmania denies harassment claims by receptionist at centre of Tim Paine sexting saga
Employment 2022-03-09 4:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Cricket Tasmania has denied allegations by a former front receptionist that she was the victim of sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and senior managers, […]

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‘I don’t accept it’: Judge questions costs, confidentiality in Romeo’s class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-03-08 10:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has come down hard on a settlement in class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s, saying group members had been kept in the dark […]

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Rio Tinto must pay $750,000 for disclosure breaches over $5.8B acquisition
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-03-07 10:56 am By Christine Caulfield

Mining giant Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty in ASIC’s case over a disclosure breach linked to its $5.8 billion purchase […]

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ANZ denies charging retrospective interest on credit cards
Class Actions 2022-03-07 1:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ has hit back at claims in a class action that it slugged retrospective interest on credit card accounts and that its interest terms were […]

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More briefs go to female barristers, but fee disparity remains
Business of Law 2022-03-07 10:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Female barristers continue to make gains in the number of briefs they are receiving but are still earning less than their male counterparts. The percentage […]

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$28M settlement in Arnold Bloch Leibler class action to get court’s OK
Class Actions 2022-03-04 11:05 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge will approve a $28 million settlement resolving a class action against Arnold Bloch Leibler over advice the law firm gave to Slater & […]

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Silk loses phone numbers in NBN switch, sues Telstra
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-03-04 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior barrister has brought court action against Telstra alleging the teleco engaged in fraud and misleading and deceptive conduct when its customer service staff […]

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