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ACCC allows Rex to coordinate with Qantas, Virgin on regional flights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will allow Regional Express to coordinate with Qantas and Virgin on certain regional routines during the coronavirus pandemic.
7-Eleven class actions mull contempt motion after losing appeal over franchisee communications
The lead applicants in two class actions against 7-Eleven are considering bringing a contempt of court motion against the convenience store giant after the Full Federal Court derailed their challenge to prior orders allowing the company to seek litigation releases from franchisees.
Online trial planned in Opal Tower builder’s case against insurers
The Federal Court is pushing ahead with an expedited trial in Icon Co's case against Liberty Mutual Insurance and QBE over the Opal Tower disaster, just one month after originally scheduled, and it's going online to do it.
Court forces ASIC to delay warning against Mayfair 101 despite COVID 19-stoked investment fears
A judge has ordered ASIC to wait 48 hours after making any decision to send a warning notice to investment conglomerate Mayfair 101 before publicly issuing the notice, despite the regulator's call for urgent action amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Judge to approve $127M VW class action settlement, but 25% uplift may be axed
After almost five years of litigation, a Federal Court judge said he will approve a $127.1 million settlement of five class actions against Volkswagen over the diesel emissions scandal, but appeared unwilling to sign off on a 25 per cent uplift in fees sought by one of the plaintiffs firms.
CFMEU says worker tests positive for COVID-19, maintains construction an ‘essential service’
The CFMEU said Thursday that a Melbourne construction worker had tested positive for coronavirus, but maintained its position that construction sites should be deemed an 'essential service' and be allowed to remain open during the pandemic.
Rascal + Friends says rival nappy maker’s patent claims don’t hold water
Nappy maker Rascal + Friends has brought a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a patent held by Japanese competitor Uni-Charm.
Class action could be filed on behalf of Ruby Princess passengers
Princess Cruises and the Federal Government could face negligence claims -- and a possible class action -- by passengers of the Ruby Princess cruise ship, which docked in Sydney last Thursday and allowed dozens of people infected with COVID-19 to disembark.
Rinehart family ordered into mediation in long-running feud over $4B trust
A judge has ordered the Rinehart family to enter mediation in their feud over a $4 billion trust, saying it was "overwhelmingly in the interests of the administration of justice" to seek an end to the long-running and bitter dispute.
BHP wins appeal of unfair dismissal finding for worker over sex toy prank
BHP has successfully appealed a Fair Work Commission decision that found the mining giant had unfairly dismissed a worker after she placed a sex toy in a co-worker’s baggage at airport security and posed for a revealing photo at work.