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Judge grills law firm for spending 180 hours on pleadings in Drakes class action
Employment 2022-10-17 2:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a class action firm’s claim that it and its counsel spent 180 hours and $63,000 in fees preparing pleadings in an […]

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Judge’s comments on class action costs ‘hurtful’, law firm says
Class Actions 2022-10-17 4:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A law firm has lost its bid to appoint a costs referee after reaching a $5.8 million class action settlement with the On The Run […]

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Network Ten stiffed Brisbane GM out of $330,000 in bonuses, lawsuit claims
Employment 2022-10-14 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ten’s general manager, Brisbane has filed a lawsuit alleging the media company owes her $330,000 in bonuses. Angela Neville, who has worked for Ten since […]

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Hillsong ordered to file overdue defence in whistleblower suit alleging financial misconduct
Employment 2022-10-13 2:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered Hillsong to file its defence to a lawsuit alleging extensive financial misconduct by the megachurch, including that it funnelled donations through […]

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Employsure suffers partial loss in appeal by defecting employees
Employment 2022-10-11 5:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Workplace relations heavyweight Employsure has suffered a partial defeat in appeals brought by rival ELMO Software and two former employees seeking to jump ship to […]

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Teleco contractor BSA can’t get costs for winning class action side spat
Employment 2022-10-10 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Teleco contractor BSA, which resolved a class action by its workforce for $20 million, won’t be recouping the costs of legal action to exclude a […]

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Cybersecurity firm Otka accused of firing GM on eve of retirement
Employment 2022-10-07 10:05 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The former general manager of Okta has sued the tech company for allegedly terminating him on the eve of his retirement to avoid a transfer […]

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Law firm loses fight over legal fees in Romeo’s class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-06 3:18 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a class action law firm’s challenge to her decision to slash its fees in two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain […]

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Judge OKs $2.2M settlement in Drakes class action but questions law firm’s costs
Class Actions 2022-10-06 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $2.2 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Drakes store managers who were allegedly underpaid but has deferred […]

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Judge doubts utility of Full Court hearing in sacked Greenwoods partner’s case
Employment 2022-10-06 4:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns about the utility of referring a satellite dispute over whistleblower protections to the Full Court in a $13 million lawsuit […]

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