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Sydney Symphony CEO sues over dismissal following sexual harassment probe
Employment 2022-04-11 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Sydney Symphony has been taken to court by its former CEO who claims she was dismissed late last year after investigating multiple claims of sexual harassment by the orchestra’s musicians.

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Melissa Caddick’s parents say receivers not entitled to Edgecliff home
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-04-11 7:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have staked their claim over her $2.6 million Edgecliff home, which they say they have lived in since 2017 according to a binding agreement with their daughter.

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Anatomy of a bunny: Kmart defends plush rabbit in Jellycat’s knockoff suit
Intellectual Property 2022-04-11 3:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Kmart Australia and toy manufacturer Headstart International have hit back at Jellycat in a suit claiming they are selling ‘Bashful Bunny’ knockoffs, arguing the shape and features of the popular plush rabbit are not exclusive to the London-based soft toy designer.

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Former lead auditor of Big Un charged with making false statement
Accounting 2022-04-11 1:17 pm By Sam Matthews

Another auditor has landed in hot water over collapsed video company Big Un’s 2017 independent audit, with the lead accountant charged with making a false or misleading statement.

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King & Wood Mallesons may be dragged into class action over ‘colossal disclosure debacle’
Class Actions 2022-04-08 4:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

King & Wood Mallesons could be dragged into a class action by commercial fishing operators against Gladstone Ports Corporation over a “colossal disclosure debacle” in which the late discovery of 39,000 documents derailed a planned September hearing.

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Lawyers the only winners in Guvera class action settlement, judge says
Class Actions 2022-04-08 5:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $155,000 settlement in a class action on behalf of investors in failed streaming platform Guvera which racked up $500,000 in legal fees, saying the case should never have been filed as a class action and didn’t advance group members’ interests “one iota”.

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Judge hits Westpac unit with $20M penalty over conflicted remuneration
Financial Services 2022-04-08 10:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has signed off on a $20 million penalty against Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management for improperly charging 9,000 members insurance premiums that included commissions to financial advisers, a practice that was banned in 2013.

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TerraCom continues fight to keep PwC report from ASIC investigators
Appeals 2022-04-08 5:06 pm By Miklos Bolza

Coal mining firm TerraCom has taken its bid to shield a PricewaterhouseCoopers report from ASIC to the Full Court, appealing a judgment which found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.

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Telstra hits back at Queensland silk who lost phone numbers in NBN transfer
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-04-08 3:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telstra has denied that it is liable to compensate a Queensland barrister who lost his phone numbers in an NBN transfer, arguing that it was the silk’s decision to terminate his contract with the company.

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Toyota could owe $2B in class action after judge finds cars were defective
Class Actions 2022-04-07 3:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Toyota could owe close to $2 billion in compensation to 260,000 car owners after a judge found that diesel filters installed in its Hilux, Fortuner and Prado models were defective and that the cars were sold for more than they were worth.

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