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‘Some might also die’: Judge denies religious leaders’ bid for lockdown exemption
COVID-19 2021-09-03 9:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out an urgent bid by Australian religious leaders for a temporary exemption from COVID-19 lockdown orders in NSW and Victoria to observe upcoming religious holidays, saying granting the injunction may lead to deaths.

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Claims against PwC trimmed in class action over $50M Axsesstoday bond prospectus
Class Actions 2021-09-03 2:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

The applicant in a class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers over a $50 million bond prospectus for asset finance lender Axsesstoday has dropped claims accusing the accounting giant of being involved in the company’s alleged misrepresentations.

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Tabcorp locked in billion-dollar court battle with ATO
Tax 2021-09-03 3:02 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Tabcorp and Tatts Group have brought eight proceedings against the Australian Tax Office over more than a billion dollars in deductions for fees to gambling authorities in four states.

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Forum Finance liquidators win court ok to sell $1.2M luxury yacht
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-09-03 9:57 pm By Miklos Bolza

Liquidators for Forum Finance have won court approval to sell a $1.2 million Mangusta luxury yacht as well as 12 properties owned by various companies within the Forum Group.

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WA government to face class action by juvenile detainees
Class Actions 2021-09-03 10:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Western Australian government will soon be hit with a class action on behalf of young people who allegedly suffered mistreatment while in juvenile detention, including excessive solitary confinement, improper living conditions and discrimination.

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BlueScope meeting with rival steel distributors ‘potentially illegal’, exec tells court
Trials 2021-09-02 9:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

BlueScope Steel general manager Jason Ellis wanted no record kept of a meeting with four of the company’s competing steel distributors and warned his national sales manager to keep the talks under wraps, a court hearing the ACCC’s price-fixing case was told on Thursday.  

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Barrister hit with injunction after judge complains to NSW Bar
Business of Law 2021-09-02 10:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A NSW barrister has been hit with an injunction for working without a valid practising certificate after a judge made a complaint to the Bar Association.

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Aveo class action judge tells parties to stop ‘stalling’ as he rules against loss hearing
Class Actions 2021-09-02 2:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned why a class action against Aveo Group has “stalled” after tossing the retirement home provider’s bid to determine group members’ loss in a preliminary hearing, saying the questions in the case could not be “neatly separated”.

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Westpac settles case by senior exec who made whistleblower complaint to CEO
Employment 2021-09-02 3:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has reached a settlement in a case brought by a former longtime employee and whistleblower who claimed the banking giant dismissed her in retaliation for complaints about its compliance failings.

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Finish Powerball maker wants to derail competitor’s launch, court hears
Intellectual Property 2021-09-02 10:04 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An urgent injunction sought by the makers of Finish dishwashing products to remove Henkel Australia’s flagship product from supermarket shelves could derail the launch of Somat-branded products in Australia, a court has heard.

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