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Super Retail hit with second Fair Work case in Federal Court
Employment 2024-09-23 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Super Retail faces a second Federal Court case by a former senior female executive, after conciliation proceedings in the Fair Work Commission failed to resolve the complaint.

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Phoslock, KPMG to turn over info for possible shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-09-23 11:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Water treatment company Phoslock and auditor KPMG and have agreed to produce documents for a possible shareholder class action, but a privilege fight may still be on the cards.

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Insurers on hook for Opal Tower class action costs after failed appeal
Insurance 2024-09-20 3:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two insurers have come up short in their appeal of a ruling that put them on the hook for the costs of Opal Tower consultant engineer WSP in a class action by residents.

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Seven faces Fair Work suit by former Spotlight journalist
Employment 2024-09-20 3:15 pm By Andy Sidler

Seven is facing another workplace lawsuit by a former journalist, with former Spotlight reporter Amelia Saw accusing the TV network of general protections breaches under the Fair Work Act.

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CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurance 2024-09-19 11:04 pm By Christine Caulfield

Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.

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Failed CBA class actions want to stay fight over costs
Class Actions 2024-09-19 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two failed shareholder class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia want to delay paying the bank’s costs until after their 62-ground appeal is heard.

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Appeal bid in crypto class action against Google, Meta falls flat
Cryptocurrency 2024-09-19 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has refused leave to appeal a permanent stay of a class action run, funded and led by lawyer Andrew Hamilton against Google and Meta that challenged their crypto ad bans.

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MinterEllison snags KPMG’s national real estate head
Business of Law 2024-09-18 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

MinterEllison has lured the head of real estate from KPMG Law to join its firm as special counsel after the consulting giant announced it was shutting down its legal services division. 

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Palm Island class action seeks court OK for ‘substantial’ settlement with Nine
Class Actions 2024-09-16 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has been asked to bless a “substantial” $3 million settlement in a class action against Nine over its coverage of litigation related to the 2004 Palm Island riots.

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PNG lawyer settles defamation case against ABC over $117M fraud allegations
Defamation 2024-09-16 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyer Samson Jubi has settled his defamation case against the ABC over stories he claims accused him of defrauding $117 million meant to benefit villagers after PNG’s largest mine disaster. 

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