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Sydney Trains driver sacked for drinking deserves rehearing, Full Court says
The Full Court has held a Sydney Trains driver who worked the morning after blowing over four times the legal limit is entitled to a rehearing, finding the Fair Work Commission failed to properly consider a section of its own founding legislation. 
Parking detection patents infringed by SARB’s Pinforce sensors, judge finds
Tech company Vehicle Management Systems has won a long-running patent infringement dispute with rival SARB over a sensor-based system the City of Melbourne uses for timing parked vehicles. 
Developer says Full Court ‘plainly wrong’ in tossing ACCC’s case against NSW Ports
A New South Wales developer will mount a challenge to a Full Court decision that tossed the ACCC’s competition case against NSW Ports over an agreement to privatise two ports, arguing the majority ruling was “plainly wrong”.
Destination High Court as law firm lodges fourth Downer EDI class action
Multiple class actions against Downer EDI over accounting irregularities might be bound for the High Court as complex legal questions swirl, a judge said on Wednesday.
Engage Marine can access ACCC docs in competition suit against TasPorts
A judge has largely granted a bid by port operations provider Engage Marine to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCC’s case against TasPorts as it mounts its own case against the government-owned body, despite noting that principles of open justice don’t dictate an “open slather” approach to documents.
More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI's "accounting irregularities" that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million.
High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a "whack-a-mole" legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.
Downer EDI hit with shareholder class action over ‘accounting irregularities’
Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a class action after revealing "accounting irregularities" that sent its share price tumbling.
NSW government fights bid for transactional documents in Westconnex class action
Transport for NSW has refused to hand over transactional documents related to its $16 billion Westconnex project in a class action over the alleged fraudulent acquisition of land to construct the tunnel in inner western Sydney. 
Engage Marine seeks ACCC docs in competition suit against TasPorts
Port operations provider Engage Marine is seeking to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCC’s case against TasPorts, as it mounts its own competition suit against the Tasmanian government-owned body.