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Postgrads class action faces knockout bid as UTS flags novel fight
Class Actions 2024-04-11 2:59 pm By Sam Matthews

An underpayments class action brought by postgraduate research candidates at the University of Sydney is facing another summary dismissal bid from the federal government, as […]

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Melbourne Uni fined for conduct of boss who called academic ‘self-entitled Y-genner’
Education 2024-04-05 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has slapped the University of Melbourne with a $74,590 penalty for taking adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from claiming […]

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$46.5M settlement reached in G8 class action, teeing up first contingency fee payout
Class Actions 2024-03-25 9:22 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Australiaā€™s largest childcare centre operator G8 Education has agreed to pay $46.5 million to settle a shareholder class action alleging the company failed to keep […]

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ALRC calls for removal of exemption from discrimination laws for religious schools
Employment 2024-03-21 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Law Reform Commission has called for reforms that would do away with a broad exception that allows religious schools to discriminate against students […]

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RMIT Village developer loses appeal in case clarifying Victoria’s domestic building law
Construction 2024-01-15 2:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Developer Centurion Australia Investments has lost an appeal in a dispute with builder APM Group in which it argued that its RMIT Village student accommodation […]

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ACCC accuses online training provider of misleading consumers
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-11-24 10:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator has taken training provider Express Online Training to court for allegedly misleading consumers by promising they would only be charged for their […]

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Shine Lawyers takes ELC provider to school in trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2023-11-06 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Plaintiff law firm Shine Lawyers has succeeded in narrowing the services an early learning services chain can register its ‘Shine Advantage’ trade mark for. Shine […]

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Wealth guru Dominique Grubisa wins appeal of banning orders
Financial Services 2023-10-19 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Embattled wealth guru Dominique Grubisa has succeeding in overturning banning orders from the corporate regulator, with a tribunal finding she did not pose a threat […]

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UNSW knew record-keeping practices were inadequate: Ombudsman
Employment 2023-09-26 1:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the University of New South Wales to court, alleging its record keeping practices were ā€œso inadequateā€ that it was […]

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High Court to hear appeal of ACCC’s unconscionable conduct win against college
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-09-15 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has granted defunct online educator Captain Cook College special leave to appeal a finding that it engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct by […]

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