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Law firm founded by ex-Holding Redlich partner can’t act against former client
Business of Law 2024-09-10 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A long-time client of a former Holding Redlich partner has been granted a permanent injunction restraining the lawyer from acting against it in proceedings over a Queensland residential development.

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Ex-Seven reporter drops suit after court told of 13 complaints by women
Employment 2024-09-10 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Axed Seven Network reporter Robert Ovadia has dropped a lawsuit against his former boss, just days after the court heard that 13 women came forward with complaints following his dismissal.

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Mesoblast reaches settlement in class action over COVID-19 treatment
Class Actions 2024-09-09 12:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mesoblast has agreed to settle a shareholder class action centred on statements to the market about its Remestemcel-L treatment, resolving claims it misrepresented the efficacy of the therapy for COVID-19 patients.

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Uber judge grapples with ‘unprecedented’ number of late registrants for $272M settlement
Class Actions 2024-09-09 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Almost 7,000 taxi drivers who did not sign up to two class actions against Uber by the deadline are asking the court for a cut of a $272 million settlement, with a judge questioning what she “unleashed” when sending out the notice of settlement. 

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X Corp wants to dodge eSafety Commissioner’s notice served on Twitter
Social Media 2024-09-09 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

X Corp claims it is not answerable to a compliance notice the eSafety Commissioner issued to Twitter concerning its monitoring of child sexual abuse on its platform, telling the court there’s a “lively dispute” about the effect of the company’s acquisition by Elon Musk.

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Uber wins fight with NSW revenue office over $81M in payroll tax
Tax 2024-09-09 11:09 pm By Andy Sidler

Uber has successfully challenged five years of payroll tax totalling more than $81 million, with a judge finding that payments made to drivers should not be taxed as wages as Uber only acts as a “payment collection agent” between rider and driver.

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Aussie Skips dumps appeal of penalty in waste cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-09 11:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

Waste company Aussie Skips and its boss have binned their appeal of a multimillion dollar penalty for a price-fixing plot with rival Bingo Industries.

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P&O Cruises settles litigation by holidaymakers over fatal bus collision
Personal injury 2024-09-09 11:58 pm By Christine Caulfield

P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.

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NT stolen wages class action settles for up to $202M
Class Actions 2024-09-06 11:15 am By Christine Caulfield

The federal government has agreed to pay up to $202 million to settle a class action on behalf of First Nations people in the Northern Territory who were allegedly denied wages owed for work performed over a nearly 40-year period.

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Domino’s hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2024-09-06 9:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Domino’s has been stung with shareholder class action accusing the pizza giant of misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan. 

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