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Ord Minnett exec says he was axed for complaint about $110K pay cut after ASIC fine
Employment 2024-05-24 11:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former Ord Minnett executive has taken the wealth management firm to court alleging he was sacked for complaining about a $110,000 cut in his pay imposed after the corporate regulator slapped the firm with a $880,000 penalty for breaching market integrity rules.

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Toyota class action loses bid for emissions cheat source code
Class Actions 2024-05-24 10:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Toyota alleging it installed diesel defeat devices in several models of its vehicles has lost a bid to access source code for the cars’ emissions control systems, with a judge finding it was not relevant to any current fact in issue. 

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Suit accusing Netflix of axing employee on maternity leave sent to mediation
Employment 2024-05-24 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lawsuit accusing Netflix of violating the Fair Work Act by making an employee’s position redundant while she was on parental leave has been sent to mediation.

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Brickworks forced to close doors in WA after ‘predatory pricing’ by rival BGC, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-05-24 10:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has accused a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge of substantially lessening competition in Western Australia through a 2021 acquisition and engaging in predatory pricing that caused it to shut its doors in the state.

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Medibank board engaged KWM, Deloitte for review after class action rumours, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-23 11:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The chair of the Medibank board has given evidence that he engaged King & Wood Mallesons to commission expert reviews in the wake of a cyberattack, including three reports by Deloitte, after hearing rumours of class action investigations in October 2022. 

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ANZ says bailout by underwriters of $2.5B share placement not relevant to ASX
Securities 2024-05-23 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

Challenging a ruling that it breached its continuous disclosure obligations, ANZ has argued on appeal that it did not need to inform the ASX of a bailout by the underwriters of a 2015 institutional share placement because the information didn’t go to the fundamental value of its shares.

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ToolGen wins court approval to patent gene editing technology
Intellectual Property 2024-05-23 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

South Korean biotech ToolGen has won court approval to patent its genome editing technology CRISPR, after an earlier bid to protect its IP found the revolutionary technology was not patentable.

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McDonald’s resists giving sales data to Hungry Jack’s board, CEO in row over misleading ads
Intellectual Property 2024-05-23 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a continuing fight over damages stemming from misleading burger ads, McDonald’s has opposed production of sales information to Hungry Jack’s directors and its top executive, saying the information was confidential and the companies “fierce competitors”.

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ANZ, ex-money markets head settle case alleging sacking after complaints
Employment 2024-05-23 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

ANZ has resolved a case brought by the bank’s former head of money markets, who claims he was fired for making complaints about sexual harassment by senior managers and false reporting to APRA.

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Global Payments’ tie-up with School Bytes faces scrutiny by competition cop
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-05-23 1:46 pm By Andy Sidler

Global Payments’ plan to acquire Sydney software company School Bytes Learning may substantially lessen competition, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said in outlining preliminary concerns with the deal.

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