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The NSW Government has successfully added a proportionate liability claim against two contractors to its defence in the Sydney light rail nuisance class action, over the objections of the lead plaintiff in the case.
Uber has been with a class action on behalf of more than 6,000 drivers and license owners alleging the ride-sharing giant caused them harm by operating illegally in four states across Australia.
An appeals court has handed a win to the Fair Work Ombudsman in its battle for a multimillion dollar penalty against the CFMEU for coordinated strikes at two Hutchison Ports shipping terminals, finding a judge's fine of just $38,000 did not cut it.
Qantas has failed in its bid to appeal a decision by the Fair Work Commission to allow a terminated employee's late unfair dismissal application to proceed because the worker's solicitor was to blame for the delay.
The consumer watchdog has brought legal action against Australian 4WD Hire, accusing the car rental company of charging customers for damage to vehicles without evidence of damage, and threatening to slap on extra charges to customers who complained.
Lawyers for a class action against the Federal Government-owned Airservices told a court Tuesday that higher salaries on individually negotiated management contracts did not leave managers better off than they would have been under relevant collective enterprise agreements.
Container stevedore companies DP World Australia, Hutchison Ports Australia and Victoria International Container Terminal have agreed to change their standard form contracts with land transporters after the ACCC raised concerns that some terms of the agreements may violate the Australian Consumer Law.
GetSwift shareholders Clutterbuck Capital Management and KPT Capital have opted out of a class action against the logistics services provider, blasting the "inappropriate and questionable" actions by some involved in the class action proceedings.
Trial in a class action over employment contracts for Airservices' managers that allegedly left the staff worse off than relevant enterprise agreements kicks off Tuesday, with the parties first battling it out over whether the agreements even cover the employees.
A judge has told off the Fair Work Ombudsman for seeking penalties of up to $94,000 in a case alleging Norwegian shipping company Transpetrol underpaid seafarers more than $255,000 in wages, saying she "overreacted".