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Slater & Gordon slams letter in union merger bid
A Slater and Gordon lawyer representing three unions seeking Fair Work Commission approval for a proposed tie-up, has slammed an "urgent" email from counsel at Herbert Smith Freehills claiming a newly discovered contempt matter involving one of the deal's applicants should bar approval of the deal.
Energy Australia keeps up fight in casual worker pay case
Energy Australia is not backing down in an industrial dispute over overtime pay for casual workers at its Yallourn Power Station, seeking leave to appeal a judge's dismissal of its case and his ruling that it foot the unions' entire legal bill.
ACCC to pursue big biz with bigger fines
The ACCC has set out its priorities for 2018, and bigger penalties for big business flouting competition laws is top of the agenda, the commission's chief said Tuesday.
Allens wins costs in oil spill class action
A Federal Court judge has ruled the lead applicant in a Maurice Blackburn-led class action by Indonesian farmers against PTTEP Australasia must foot its opponent's legal bill, despite winning its bid to bring the case outside the limitations period.
ACCC calls out power cos. for ‘skyrocketing’ electricity prices
Electricity prices in Australia have skyrocketed and its hurting Australians, the consumer regulator has said in a damning report that faults power companies for confusing customers and finding loopholes in the law.