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Real estate listings giant REA accuses rival Domain of scraping its data
Intellectual Property 2024-11-28 5:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

News Corp-owned REA Group has sued rival real estate portal Domain, accusing its main competitor of infringing the copyright it owns in property photos and floor plans.

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Allergan hit with class action over breast implants linked to cancer
Class Actions 2024-11-28 5:00 pm By Andy Sidler

US drug company Allergan is facing a class action on behalf of women implanted with textured breast implants that were recalled after they were linked to a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

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ACCC accuses Webjet of misleading customers about flight prices, bookings
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-28 4:18 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.

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Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
Employment 2024-11-27 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager’s claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.

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Coles, Woolworths hit with class actions over discount claims
Class Actions 2024-11-14 5:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths have been hit with class actions on the back of ACCC proceedings alleging the grocery giants misled consumers with false discounts.

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ACCC takes Magnamail to court for misleading prize promotions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-11-08 4:26 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Court action by the ACCC alleges mail order company Magnamail made misleading statements to hundreds of thousands of people about prizes they weren’t eligible to win.

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‘Study help’ platform Chegg faces first-ever case over academic cheating
Policy and Regulation 2024-11-07 11:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first case of its kind, a government agency has filed proceedings against education technology company Chegg, alleging it has breached laws designed to prohibit academic cheating.

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Slaters HR head says she was fired for reporting systemic underpayments
Employment 2024-11-06 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

Slater and Gordon’s former HR head has filed a lawsuit claiming she was axed after raising concerns that the firm deliberately underpaid over $300,000 in leave entitlements.

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Ninth junior doctors class action launched after courtroom victories
Class Actions 2024-10-30 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

A ninth class action has been filed on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after two landmark wins in the Gordon Legal-led underpayments class actions.

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Queensland police officers file class action over COVID-19 vaccine direction
COVID-19 2024-10-30 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Queensland government is facing a class action by police officers and staff who faced disciplinary action for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine or were vaccinated under protest following a court decision. The class action, funded by billionaire Clive Palmer and run by Alexander Law, was filed in the Supreme Court of Queensland last…

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