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Union threatens ‘wave of class actions’ against universities for underpayments
The National Tertiary Education Union has launched a class action investigation against Australia's universities for alleged wage theft, the latest sector to be engulfed by the country's underpayments scandal.
Facebook, Google hit with class action over cryptocurrency ad ban
Facebook and Google have been hit with a class action alleging their 2018 decisions to ban advertising of cryptocurrencies breached competition laws.
Class action launched against Melbourne aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak
The son of a 92-year-old woman who died after she contracted COVID-19 at a Melbourne aged care home has launched a class action against the residential facility, claiming damages for stress and anxiety caused by his mother’s death.
Ex-Qantas worker tries again to bring discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn
A former Qantas customer service manager has appealed a ruling blocking her from pursuing a disability discrimination case against Maurice Blackburn alleging the law firm put pressure on her to settle her workers compensation case against the airline.
Insurers dragged into Gunns plantation class action
Two insurance companies have been joined as respondents to a class action against forestry giant Gunns over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania.
Judge winds up unregistered Askk land banking scheme that raised $11M
A court has ordered the winding up of Askk Investment Group and the unregistered managed investment scheme it operated in Beveridge, Victoria, that raised more than $11 million from investors.
Procter & Gamble drops spat with Colgate-Palmolive over whitening toothpaste ads
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has dropped a lawsuit accusing competitor Colgate-Palmolive of breaching consumer laws by making false claims about the performance of its whitening toothpaste that threatened to push its own brand of whitener off the shelves.
Crown class action lawyers to seek priority status as COVID-19 lockdown makes trial prep ‘impossible’
The lead applicant in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts will ask the Federal Court to declare the proceedings a priority matter so that lawyers readying the case for an upcoming trial in Melbourne can access childcare despite stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria.
GetSwift class action trial vacated as judge asked to recuse himself
The judge overseeing a shareholder class action against logistics provider GetSwift and three executives has vacated an upcoming trial date, following an application that he recuse himself from hearing the case.
Judge slams rejigged opt out notice, funder’s ‘contrivance’ in Suncorp class action
A judge has criticised a revised opt out notice in a class action against Suncorp over allegedly conflicted remuneration and again slammed the funder backing the case for sending a "disturbing" letter to group members contrived to achieve a commercial advantage.