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Self-repped Qantas worker deserves ‘liberal and lenient’ treatment, judge says
Employment 2020-11-17 3:48 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit brought against Qantas by a self-represented worker who was stood down, saying a “liberal and lenient” approach was needed.

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Judge ‘currently minded’ to approve GetSwift’s Canadian relocation bid with caveats
Securities 2020-11-16 7:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has said she was “currently minded” to sign off on a scheme of arrangement that would see last-mile logistics software firm GetSwift relocate to Canada, but has sought further submissions on whether any Australian civil penalties sought against the company by ASIC would be enforceable in the Canadian courts.

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DocuSign not a valid form of termination, PwC director argues in Fair Work case
Employment 2020-11-16 6:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

A PwC director who was terminated after suffering a back injury at work has sued the accounting giant claiming that her notice of termination was invalid because it was delivered through DocuSign.

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7-Eleven to face new unconscionability claims in franchisee class action
Class Actions 2020-11-13 9:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two class actions on behalf of 7-Eleven franchisees plan to expand their case against the convenience store chain by adding new allegations of systemic unconscionable conduct.

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GetSwift’s mid-litigation relocation bid ‘not a good look’, judge says
Corporate 2020-11-13 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge said Friday that a bid by last-mile logistics software firm GetSwift to relocate to Canada as it faces a potential $20 million civil penalty from ASIC and a $50 million class action was “not a good look”.

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GetSwift assures court it is indemnified for judgments in ASIC case, class action
Securities 2020-11-12 6:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Last-mile logistics software firm GetSwift has offered a last minute undertaking that it will be covered for any judgments and penalties in a class action and ASIC case, after a judge expressed concerns about the company’s bid to redomicile to Canada amid the ongoing litigation.

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Allianz hit with second class action over ‘junk’ car insurance
Class Actions 2020-11-12 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

A second class action has been filed against insurance giant Allianz seeking compensation for consumers alleged to have been ripped off by “worthless” add-on car insurance.

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Class action beauty parade takes centre stage at High Court
Class Actions 2020-11-09 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

The eyes of class action lawyers will be on the High Court Tuesday as it hears arguments over a judge’s power to choose a single class action among competing proceedings and what, if anything, should be made of a case’s funding structure and likely returns to group members when picking a winner.

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‘A beacon of hope’: Litigation funding VIPs join forces amid expected litigation uptick
Business of Law 2020-11-09 5:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two leading figures in the litigation funding industry come together amid an anticipated bump in the demand for litigation finance in the next decade, creating a new funder expected to be a “formidable force” in an increasingly competitive market.

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Qantas employee fired for viewing porn on company iPad loses appeal
Employment 2020-11-09 4:38 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

A 59-year-old Qantas engineer who used his company-issued iPad to view pornographic material while at work has lost his unfair dismissal appeal.

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