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Non-compete clauses to get ax for employees earning under $175,000
Policy and Regulation 2025-03-25 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts for workers earning salaries under the high-income threshold, saying the clauses were dragging down wages.

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Ex-Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach sues Seven over Lehrmann comments
Media 2025-03-25 4:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach has sued Seven over comments it made concerning his dealings with Bruce Lehrmann, after he gave “sordid” evidence in the defamation trial. 

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Lawyer accused of attempted blackmail wins round against Canberra firm
Business of Law 2025-03-25 4:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A lawyer accused of trying to blackmail personal injury firm Maliganis Edwards Johnson has won a challenge to an injunction, with a judge finding the blackmail allegation was more nuanced than conveyed by the Canberra firm. 

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PwC settles former tax partner’s case over retirement payments
Accounting 2025-03-25 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his case against the consulting giant, which alleged he was denied promised retirement payments.

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Chief of staff to Deputy PM Richard Marles drops bullying case
Employment 2025-03-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has resolved her case alleging she was forced out after complaints of bullying.

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Beckman Coulter shoots down biotech’s stem cell trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-03-25 11:25 pm By Andy Sidler

US lab products giant Beckman Coulter has successfully opposed an Australian biotech’s bid to trade mark ‘Cytophex’ for its stem cell expansion system, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is too similar to Beckman’s ‘CytoFLEX’ mark. 

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‘Egregious failure’ by lender’s counsel in appeal against ASIC win: court
Appeals 2025-03-24 4:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Payday lender Sunshine Loans has lost an appeal after it was ruled liable for “wrongheaded” conduct, with an appeals court finding that counsel showed an “egregious failure” to confine the case to the real issues. 

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CIMIC class action funder asks court to rule on hypothetical commission
Class Actions 2025-03-24 11:09 pm By Andy Sidler

The funder that backed a shareholder class action against engineering firm CIMIC that settled for $45.25 million will take a cut to its 25 per cent commission, but wants the court to find the commission would otherwise have been reasonable. 

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Security contractors G4S, GEO targeted in cross-claim in detention class action
Class Actions 2025-03-24 4:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The federal government has launched a cross-claim against private security companies G4S and ACM in a class action on behalf of asylum seekers held in two immigration detention centres in South Australia.

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Perth boutique builder Ultimo Constructions collapses
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-03-26 1:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Perth-based boutique builder Ultimo has entered liquidation, the latest construction company to go under as the industry faces rising costs and labour shortages.

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