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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 […]

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Merivale settles underpayments class action
Employment 2024-02-12 11:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hospitality giant Merivale has agreed to settle an underpayments class action alleging it failed to pay workers amounts owed for overtime hours worked. The terms […]

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Merivale class action judge floats separate trial on enterprise agreement
Class Actions 2023-08-29 9:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has said that an underpayments class action’s challenge to hospitality giant Merivale’s argument that it does not owe back wages because it relied […]

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Colonial canā€™t shield lawyer emails due to class action applicant’s ā€˜joint privilegeā€™
Class Actions 2023-06-09 10:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Wealth management firm Colonial First State has lost its bid to shield emails with internal counsel about investment options for its FirstChoice super fund after […]

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On The Run underpayments class action settles for $5.8M
Class Actions 2022-08-29 5:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The entity that employs the workforce of the On The Run convenience store chain has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle a class action […]

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Banksia class action solicitor suspended from roll for two years
Legal Ethics 2022-06-24 9:59 am By Christine Caulfield

The solicitor found to have acted as a “postbox” to hide conflicts of interest in the class action over Banksia Securities’ collapse has been suspended […]

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Judge asks why Banksia class action solicitor hasn’t forfeited fees
Class Actions 2022-05-11 9:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

The judge overseeing the scandal-ridden Banksia Securities class action has questioned why a solicitor on record for the case hasn’t handed over his ill-gotten fees […]

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Banksia class action lawyers’ conduct ‘shocking and unimaginable’, judge told
Class Actions 2022-05-10 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The behaviour of the legal team running the Banksia Securities class action was “reprehensible” and the solicitor who allowed himself to be controlled by lawyer […]

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‘I wish I’d never gone to lunch’: Banksia’s ‘postbox’ solicitor rues day he dined with Mark Elliott
Class Actions 2022-05-09 8:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solicitor fighting to remain on the roll after his involvement in the infamous Banksia Securities class action has told of his regret at having […]

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Class action’s bid for ‘invasive’ search of Merivale’s payroll data fails
Class Actions 2022-03-31 12:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has denied an ā€œinvasiveā€ bid to search hospitality giant Merivaleā€™s payroll systems ahead of an upcoming mediation in a $129 million underpayment class […]

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