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$100M Woolworths shareholder class action set for February hearing
Trial is set to begin February 2 in a $100 million shareholder class action against Woolworths over a February 2015 profit downgrade that allegedly led to a drop in the company's share price.
‘Not healthy nor sustainable’: Facebook says it shouldn’t be asked to fix Aussie media problems
Facebook and Google should not be expected to solve the challenges currently facing the Australian media industry, according to the social media giant, which has called on the government to address concentration in the media market.
CBA sued for conspiracy to misuse private bank account details in dismissal wrangle
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been sued for conspiracy to misuse private information and bank account details in an unfair dismissal case brought by the director and former employee of a Melbourne financial services provider.
Wagners wins appeal in multi-million dollar cement supply dispute with Boral
Building products supplier Wagners has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court judgment ruling in favour of Boral in a high-stakes cement supply dispute between the construction giants.
‘Lawyers hate losing control’: Toyota class action referee process rankles judge
A judge has rebuked the "procedural vulgarities" plaguing a referee's supplementary report in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective vehicles and has called for the process to be simplified.
KPMG lures NewLaw ace for digitisation push
KPMG Law has snagged a former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and NewLaw expert to lead its recently formed legal operations transformation services team, which the firm says has already delivered more than US$200 million in savings to in-house legal teams.
ACCC mulls legal action after Google completes $3B FitBit acquisition
The ACCC is considering taking legal action against Google after the search giant completed its $3 billion acquisition of fitness device company FitBit before the consumer watchdog could finish its investigation into the transaction.
Blockchain firm founder beats back AFR’s bid to nix defamation case
A judge has shot down an attempt by the publisher of the Australian Financial Review to permanently stay a defamation lawsuit brought by blockchain firm Power Ledger, after the media company claimed it had had failed to comply with discovery obligations.
Clayton Utz teams up with funder ICP for business interruption insurance class action
Law firm Clayton Utz and litigation funder Investor Claim Partners have joined forces to bring a class action against insurers who have denied business interruption claims by business impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior IOOF executive accused of sexually harassing employee at her wedding
A former portfolio manager of IOOF has sued the firm for discrimination and breaches of the Fair Work Act, alleging she was groped on the breasts by a high ranking senior executive on her wedding day.