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Pizza chain Domino's has confirmed that it will appeal a judge's finding that it misled franchisees on the pay its workers were entitled to, leaving them shortchanged.

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has delayed a new law that would allow employees to work from home two days a week and make employers cover the reasonable costs of the arrangement after pushback from business.

Representatives from Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap will front a Senate hearing this week over whether they should face penalties of up to $99 million for failing to comply with new rules barring children under 16 from accessing their platforms.

A judge has described as a "deplorable lapse of decorum" the conduct of a lawyer who "heckled" an opponent in a dispute over costs in an employment case. 

Norton Rose Fulbright has hired the former co-head of Baker McKenzie's Australian healthcare and life sciences group to join its corporate practice group in Sydney.

A mid-trial fight has erupted in a class action over the collapse of steelmaker Arrium, with the company's auditor and directors saying the case had swerved, and the plaintiff accusing the respondents of "playing games".

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has been hit with enforcement action by the prudential regulator for cybersecurity failures by a former business, and has agreed to an $8 million penalty.

A judge has found that Shine Lawyers breached its obligations to the court by extending the life of a void 2022 proceeding and then filing a new case over the same claim.

In ordering early registration for a class action against a Johnson & Johnson unit, which estimates its defence costs at over $22 million, a judge has said the "very expensive" process is appropriate.

The failed construction business of Allmine Group's Arccon was not insolvent when it paid $7 million in tax liabilities, despite signs of financial distress, a judge has found, dismissing a case by a liquidator's assignee against the tax office.