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Judge allows discovery for possible bushfire class action against Essential Energy
A law firm has won its case seeking preliminary discovery from Essential Energy to pursue a possible class action against the state-owned electricity infrastructure company over the 2018 Tathra bushfire in NSW.
Ex-Atrum Coal boss ordered to repay $6M to Hong Kong finance group
A former director of Atrum Coal has been ordered to pay over $6 million owed to a unit of Hong Kong finance giant Argonaut Group after a prior default saw the former executive lose $12 million worth of shares in the company.
Chinese investors can offload property, recoup losses from failed investment scheme
A Gold Coast development property procured through a settlement with a Sydney-based financial advisory firm facing two separate class actions can be sold to recoup losses by investors who sank over $14 million into a property investment scheme, a court has found.
Hewlett-Packard could not cap commissions at ‘whim’, owes ex-sales rep $370,000, court says
IT giant Hewlett-Packard Australia has been ordered to pay over $370,000 in unpaid commissions to a former sales executive after a court found the company could not change its incentives "arbitrarily, capriciously or unreasonably".
Griffin Coal can’t get hands on docs in long-running spat with Carna Group
Struggling mining firm Griffin Coal has been denied access to documents while defending a consumer law case brought by the liquidators of a collapsed mining services firm.
Class action appeals ruling allowing 7-Eleven to seek litigation releases
The lead applicant in a class action against 7-Eleven has appealed a ruling that denied its bid to block the convenience store chain from seeking litigation releases from franchisees upon renewal of their contracts.
Australia Post must pay damages after firing manager in face of union threats
A court has found Australia Post breached the employment contract of a compensation manager dismissed after "likely" threats by the CEPU resulted in the cancellation of a project targeting thousands of injured postal workers.
Bombardier must defend multimillion dollar contract spat on WA billionaire’s home turf
Jet builder Bombardier has lost its appeal of a ruling by the Western Australia Supreme Court that it has jurisdiction to hear a multimillion dollar case brought by the company of WA billionaire Tim Roberts over the sale of aircraft to wealthy Australians.
‘Rambling and non-responsive’: Law firm dodges $6.5M negligence claim
A law firm has dodged a $6.5 million negligence claim by a Tasmanian agricultural business over advice supplied about agreements entered into with a division of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Limited, with a judge slamming the company director's evidence as "rambling and non-responsive".
Judge OKs $29M settlement in Radio Rentals class action
A judge has given his seal of approval to a $29 million settlement that resolves a class action over Radio Rentals' Rent, Try, $1 Buy scheme alleging customers were kept in the dark about the true cost of their rentals.