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A senior ABC producer has sued the broadcaster, alleging he's owed $290,000 in underpayments, including for working an average 70 hours a week on the documentary series 'Australian Story'.
A judge has ordered Seven Network to pay $35,000 to a man who said he was defamed by the broadcaster, finding that he “spat towards” but not at the alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne.
A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per cent of the sum after fees by the two law firms that represented her, as well as deductions by Medicare and Centrelink, a judge has said.
National Australia Bank has lost its bid to shield a case by a Melbourne gold bullion dealer after a judge said one of the bank’s arguments for suppression had “the air of a Kafka novel”.
The NSW Independent Casino Commission has announced a second inquiry into embattled casino operator Star, amid concerns about its response to Adam Bell SC’s first inquiry.
The applicant in a class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has flagged its opposition to soft class closure, saying it would be “completely inappropriate” to require the large class of up to two million group members to register ahead of mediation.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia and subsidiary CommSec have been hit with $10.34 million in penalties -- the highest ever imposed in enforcement action by the workplace regulator -- after admitting it underpaid thousands of employees more than $16 million.
The owner of womens’ networking group ‘Business Chicks’ has sued Fairfax over allegedly defamatory articles which she claims painted her as a hypocrite who unfairly fired a pregnant employee and fostered a toxic workplace culture.
A judge has found that Lisa Wilkinson acted reasonably in ditching Network Ten’s legal team in a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, noting the “distrust” between the presenter and her former employer as well as other matters, including a retainer Ten's solicitors had with The Australian newspaper.
The High Court has granted special to leave to a class action against Ford over allegedly PowerShift transmissions, agreeing to hear the case alongside two appeals in a class action against Toyota that deal with how reduction in value damages should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law.