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Domino’s hit with underpayment class action
Domino's Pizza says it will defend a class action filed against it on behalf of thousands of delivery drivers and in-store workers who were allegedly systemically underpaid by franchisees over a five-year period.
Fintech Zip faces trade mark suit by Firstmac
Mortgage provider and Brisbane Broncos sponsor Firstmac has hit fintech giant Zip Co with a lawsuit for allegedly infringing its "Zip" trade mark.
Media giants liable for Facebook comments, judge rules in detainee’s defamation suit
Media companies facing defamation suits by a former youth centre detainee are liable for third-party comments posted on their Facebook pages, a judge has ruled in a groundbreaking decision.
WA parliament to introduce new class actions regime
The Western Australian parliament will this week introduce a new class actions regime modelled on the federal scheme, in a move the state Attorney-General says will enhance access to justice and improve efficiency.
Murray Goulburn pays $42M to settle shareholder class action
Dairy supplier Murray Goulburn has agreed to pay $42 million to settle one of two shareholder class actions over a 2016 profit forecast revision that sent the co-op's unit price falling more than 40 per cent in five days. 
Mark Elliott’s firm appeals costs ruling in Treasury Wine class action
A firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliot has launched an appeal challenging costs orders made against it in a stayed class action against winemaker Treasury Wine Estates.
Landowners above Sydney Metro tunnel can claim compensation before digging complete
Landowners above the Sydney Metro underground tunnel will be allowed to claim compensation before construction is complete, with a court also preparing to consider potential compensation for any reduced development potential.
RCR Tomlinson class actions get green light, multiplicity fight looms
Three shareholder class actions against RCR Tomlinson have been allowed to continued, setting up a class action beauty contest over who will lead the litigation against the failed engineering company.
InterPharma loses bid to invalidate Pfizer’s Precedex patent
Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has successfully defended the patent for its sedative drug Precedex against a validity challenge, a big win for the drug maker after a US court found last year that its patents for a ready-to-use version of the drug were invalid for obviousness.
Judge pauses ASIC case against ANZ over $2.5B share placement
ANZ Bank has secured a stay of the corporate cop's civil penalties proceeding over disclosures related to its $2.5 billion equity capital raising while it fights criminal cartel charges related to the controversial share placement.