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Bentleys sued over alleged sexual harassment by senior exec
Sydney advisory and accounting firm Bentleys has been hit with a lawsuit by a former HR adviser alleging sexual assault, harassment and “exhibitionist and shocking behaviour” by a senior executive which left her with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Law firm principal agrees to keep clear of retirement villages in Aveo class action
The principal of a law firm running a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group has agreed not to drop in on residents without giving the company notice.
Wife of billionaire developer challenges suppression order in $272M ATO case
The wife of a billionaire developer has lodged an appeal seeking to suppress the affidavits of a tax official in a $272 million proceeding brought by the Australian Taxation Office.
Freezing order stands in Sportsbet’s domain name spat with owner of sportsbet.com
Bookmaker Sportsbet has defeated a bid to overturn a freezing order against the owner of the sportsbet.com domain name in a trade mark infringement dispute stemming from a promotion agreement.
PTTEP settles oil spill class action amid disputes over funding, costs
PTTEP Australasia has settled a class action over one of Australia’s largest oil spills, more than a year after a judge ruled that the oil exploration company breached its duty of care to 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers and damaged their livelihoods.
Qantas wins bid to take axed ground crew case to High Court
Qantas has won its application to the High Court to appeal a Full Federal Court finding that it breached the Fair Work Act when it outsourced the work of its ground crew during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apple flags fight over consolidation of app store competition class actions
Apple has foreshadowed a challenge in the event two law firms seek to work together on a consolidated class action that alleges both Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating their app stores.
KPMG’s push to move Arrium class action to NSW goes south
The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.
High Court rejects Nine’s constitutional challenge to racial discrimination law
Nine has failed to persuade the High Court to take up a special case that would argue the Racial Discrimination Act infringes the broadcaster's implied right of political speech, in a blow to its defence against a class action over its coverage of litigation related to the Palm Island riots.
Insurer on hook for breast implant class action costs after High Court snub
Avant Insurance has lost its bid to challenge a ruling which put it on the hook for indemnifying a plastic surgeon in class action proceedings over allegedly botched breast augmentations at a defunct NSW clinic.