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Ten asks court to toss sex discrimination claims from journalist’s harassment case
Network Ten has moved to strike out claims that it’s Canberra bureau, led by high profile political reporter Peter van Onselen and executive editor Anthony Murdoch “was a workplace that was hostile to women.”
Meta wants details of tech capabilities kept under wraps in ACCC case
Facebook owner Meta is fighting for broad non-publication orders in its battle with the ACCC over material it says could prejudice jury members in criminal proceedings by mining magnate Andrew Forrest.
ACCC, Fujifilm ‘close’ to settling case over small biz contracts
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is “close” to settling its case against office supply company Fujifilm over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses, a court has heard.
Uber appeals ruling it sought legal advice on how not to get ‘caught’
Uber has appealed a ruling that found many of its email exchanges with its lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of a class action and were not protected by legal professional privilege.
EY settles class action claims over Slater & Gordon audits
Ernst & Young has settled all claims against it in a shareholder class action alleging the Big Four accounting firm and Pitcher Partners signed off on an overly rosy year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments associated with the law firm's disastrous $1.2 billion acquisition of UK insurance claims company Quindell.
Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.
Opal Tower class action reaches eleventh-hour settlement before 40-day trial
A long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster has settled, along with two related cases over the defective building, as a five-week trial was set to begin.
Viagogo loses appeal of $7M penalty for duping consumers
Viagogo has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller misled customers on an "industrial scale".
No hard time limit on criminal charges against ME Bank, prosecutors say
Challenging a ruling that tossed half the charges brought against direct bank Members Equity, prosecutors have told an appeals court the ASIC Act does not impose a strict deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
Ford pushing for 10-day hearing in ‘all-in appeal’ of complex class action decision
Ford is seeking an extended hearing of its appeal from a class action judgment in favour of 185,000 vehicle owners over their allegedly defective cars, saying a “significant excavation” of the ruling is now in order.