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A judge has ordered hundreds of former Qantas ground crew to immediately receive their $40 million share of a $90 million penalty against the airline for its unlawful sacking of the workers, after questioning delays in the administration scheme.
A software engineer for Sportsbet has faced cross-examination over the role of phone operators in placing bets for users of its Fast Code betting, in a class action trial that alleges the system was not a true telephone betting service.
The lead applicant in a class action against Sportsbet over its fast code betting service has admitted he never questioned whether the system was lawful until meeting with class action lawyers at Maurice Blackburn.
Hitting back at a class action's claims that it breached gambling laws with its 'fast code' betting, Sportsbet told a trial judge on Tuesday its representatons about the service were true, and that in any case punters weren't entitled to damages that didn't account for winnings.
Sportsbet's 'fast code' betting system was not a genuine telephone betting service because customers had already transmitted information before making the call, according to a class action which argues punters would not have placed bets had they known the system was illegal.
As proof of its popularity as a class action jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of Victoria will hear opening submissions in three class action trials on Monday, an unprecedented number in a single day for the court.
A class action against Harvey Norman over alleged useless product warranties wants the court to manage the discovery process after more than six months of disagreements, saying the company's corporate structure is opaque.
A judge has expressed frustration over a last-minute bid by Maurice Blackburn to extend the time to make final payments to ex-Qantas workers who were illegally sacked during Covid-19 pandemic, saying he had "no confidence" the payouts would be made.
CBRE has settled a lawsuit by an employee who alleged he was forced to continue working with a manager who falsely accused him of killing his rabbit.
A retired Northern Territory judge faces allegations of sexual harassment by a former associate after failing in his challenge to a decision allowing the complainant to proceed with the case, filed more than a decade after the alleged conduct.