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Rio Tinto must pay $750,000 for disclosure breaches over $5.8B acquisition
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 of a Mozambique coal mining company.
Telstra hit with class action over COVID-19 vaccination policy
Telstra has been hit with a class action on behalf of employees who lost their jobs or are in danger of being terminated for failing to comply with a requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Silk loses phone numbers in NBN switch, sues Telstra
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 promised he could retain his chambers' phone numbers when switching to the NBN.
Qantas ordered to pay Perth Airport $9.5M in terminal fee dispute
Qantas has been ordered to pay $9.5 million in unpaid fees after the Western Australia Supreme Court resolved a dispute over the "fair and reasonable" amount owed for terminal services provided for the airline's domestic and international flights.
Bayer tries to revive patent term extension for contraceptive drug
Bayer says the patents office was wrong to quash an extension for its patent covering an oral contraceptive on the grounds that its application should have been based on a drug with an earlier approval date.
Settlement talks in Astora pelvic mesh class action ‘well advanced’
Settlement talks in a class action brought by Shine Lawyers against Astora Women's Health on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products are "well advanced", while mediation in two similar actions is ongoing, a court has heard.
CommSec agrees to $20M penalty for ‘serious and unacceptable’ system failures
Commonwealth Bank unit CommSec has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for a series of “serious and unacceptable” failures that lead to excessive fee charges, a court has heard.
Deloitte foreshadows new privilege battle in Hastie class action
Another fight over privilege may be on the cards in a shareholder class action over the collapse of the Hastie Group, with Deloitte flagging its partners may claim privilege over certain parts of the accounting giant's evidence.
Sydney barrister sues Nine over cavoodle custody battle coverage
A Sydney barrister has launched a defamation lawsuit against the Nine Network over its coverage of a battle for custody of famed social media hound Oscar the cavoodle.
CBA says branch arrangements ‘critical’ to defence of $45M rest break case
Commonwealth Bank has won more time to examine the particular work arrangements in 24 individual branches, as it fights allegations of systemic failures to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks since 2014.