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Meta loses strike-out bid in ACCC crypto ads case
Social Media 2025-09-05 11:09 am By Cindy Cameronne

Meta has lost its latest bid to strike out the consumer regulator’s case alleging it failed to put up “reasonable safeguards” to prevent scam cryptocurrency ads on its Facebook platform. 

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‘This should not be done again’: Judge slams complex Coles, Woolworths trial
Class Actions 2025-09-05 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the “unacceptably complex” trial of two regulatory cases and two underpayments class actions against Coles and Woolworths, delivering a ruling whose significance for the workers is not yet clear.

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High Court won’t hear Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal
Defamation 2025-09-04 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s most-decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost his bid for special leave from the High Court to appeal a judge’s findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

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CBA class actions sent back for possible pursuit of ‘no transaction’ claims
Class Actions 2025-09-04 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two failed shareholder class actions against Commonwealth Bank have been returned to a judge to decide if ‘no transaction’ claims can still be pursued, a move CBA argues is a way to keep alive cases that are “truly dead”.

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Lattouf calls out ABC’s ‘performative’ regret in seeking $350K penalty
Employment 2025-09-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Ex-ABC presenter Antoinette Lattouf is seeking a penalty of up to $350,000 against the national broadcaster for her unfair dismissal, citing its “performative” expressions of regret. 

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Class action gets hands on Phoslock docs produced in AFP probe of China operations
Class Actions 2025-09-02 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Phoslock Environmental Technologies, which has produced hundreds of thousands of documents to federal police as part of an investigation of the company’s China operations, must hand over the bundle to a class action.

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Uber files High Court challenge in $81M payroll tax dispute
Tax 2025-09-01 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Uber wants the High Court to weigh in on its dispute with the NSW State Revenue Office over five years of payroll tax, after an appeals court found payments made to drivers were taxable. 

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Judge recuses himself from ‘sham contracting’ case against Uber
Employment 2025-08-29 11:23 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has recused himself from hearing a ‘sham contracting’ case against Uber because he previously represented the rideshare giant in four similar matters when he was a barrister.

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Law firm investigates ‘loyalty tax’ class action against Suncorp
Class Actions 2025-08-28 1:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurance giant Suncorp faces a class action investigation on behalf of millions of home and car insurance customers who were allegedly misled about their premiums and charged a so-called loyalty tax.

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Westpac’s $130M settlement in flex commissions class action approved
Financial Services 2025-08-28 2:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has signed off on Westpac’s $130 million settlement in a class action over flexible commissions paid to car dealers, bringing to an end three cases brought by Maurice Blackburn against lenders.

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