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The Reject Shop says it shouldn’t be on hook for class action’s ‘basic legal error’
Class Actions 2025-07-25 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The Reject Shop is fighting a class action applicant’s bid to reconstitute an “empty” class in an underpayments case, saying it shouldn’t be on the hook for tens of millions in claims because of a “basic legal error” by the applicant’s lawyers.

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FWO to seek default judgment against former CFMEU boss
Construction 2025-06-11 1:45 pm By Andy Sidler

The Fair Work Ombudsman will seek default judgment against former CFMEU secretary John Setka, who has failed to engage with the regulator’s case alleging he attempted to get the former head of the construction industry regulator fired. 

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FWO mulls summary judgment bid in Setka, CFMEU case
Employment 2025-05-09 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-CFMEU Victorian branch boss John Setka has still not filed his defence in a case alleging he tried to get the former head of the construction industry watchdog sacked, and the Fair Work Ombudsman says it may seek summary judgment.

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Blue Rock can’t get injunction against exec who jumped ship to Nexia
Employment 2025-03-14 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

Melbourne accounting firm Blue Rock’s bid to stop a former associate director from soliciting clients to her new firm Nexia has failed, with a judge finding no evidence of an unfair threat to Blue Rock.

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ASIC still has ‘grave concerns’ over businessman’s plans amid $35M probe
ASIC 2025-02-27 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

After losing a travel ban application against a Melbourne businessman as part of a probe into a failed investment fund, ASIC is now seeking freezing orders over his assets.

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Telstra misled customers about Belong upload speeds, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-02-21 2:41 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has found that Telstra misled almost 9,000 residential broadband customers about the upload speeds of its budget internet provider Belong.

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‘No flight risk’: ASIC can’t get travel ban on fund manager in probe over $35M
ASIC 2025-01-24 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Rejecting an urgent travel ban bid by the corporate cop, a court has cleared Melbourne businessman Rashid Alshakshir to fly to Indonesia, saying the evidence did not show he was a flight risk.

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Judge approves $31.5M settlement in junior doctors class action
Class Actions 2024-12-18 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $31.5 million settlement in a class action brought by junior doctors accusing the ACT government and North Canberra Hospital of failing to pay overtime.

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Court rejects ‘misconceived’ bid to expand Reject Shop class action
Class Actions 2024-12-13 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has refused a bid to expand the group membership in an underpayments class action against discount retailer The Reject Shop, saying it was based on a misconceived premise. 

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Reject Shop fights ’18 months of extra liability’ in underpayments class action
Class Actions 2024-10-22 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

The Reject Shop is fighting an underpayments class action’s bid to reformulate its claims, which the discount retailer said could saddle with an extra 18 months of liability.

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