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The cosmetics company behind the beauty range FreezeFrame has filed proceedings against a group of companies allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its popular products, which include the top-selling RevitalEyes.
New class action alleges ‘institutional racism’ by NT government
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The Northern Territory government has been hit with a class action alleging the Indigenous population of the remote NT community of Wadeye is subject to “institutional racism” by government authorities.
Westpac lending class action gets makeover after ASIC loss
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A class action accusing Westpac of issuing unsuitable home loans is pushing forward with overhauled pleadings after the corporate watchdog lost a related regulatory action, and the class now says it was enough that the bank failed to account for borrowers’ so-called essential expenses.
Fair Work Ombudsman ‘shocked’ after Woolworths reveals $300M staff underpayment
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The Fair Work Ombudsmand has vowed to hold Woolworths to account after the supermarket giant disclosed Wednesday it had underpaid thousands of employees up to $300 million and was “deeply sorry”.
‘A point of high principle’: Funder argues it shouldn’t face costs for failed Airservices class action
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The litigation funder that backed a now dismissed class action against aviation service provider Airservices has argued funders should not face costs orders in Fair Work class actions, with a judge saying the debate raised “a point of high principle”.
ACCC wants stay of Garuda appeal as airline refuses to pay $19M fine
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a stay of an appeal by PT Garuda Indonesia while the airline’s $19 million fine May for engaging in cartel conduct remains unpaid.
Litigation funder throws off lawsuit seeking cut of $5M class action fee
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Lawfinance, formerly known as Just Kapital, has won summary dismissal of a lawsuit initiated by its founder seeking a piece of the funder’s $5 million cut of the $16.85 million Wickham securities class action settlement.
AMP says ‘patronising’ former GC did not expose fees for no service practice
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The former AMP general counsel who alleges she was bullied and sacked for complaining about the wealth manager’s fees for no service was not a whistleblower, but just one of many employees who raised concerns about the practice, the firm has said in a defence to the fired lawyer’s $2.7 million lawsuit.
Group members left with less than half of $18M UGL class action settlement
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UGL shareholders that signed up to a class action against the engineering company over disclosures related to its Ichthys power plant contract will get less than half of an $18 million settlement, even after the litigation funder takes a steep cut to its 30 per cent commission and the plaintiff’s firm caps its fees.
ACCC takes first shot at Google with location data lawsuit
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed its first lawsuit against Google in the wake of its blistering digital platforms report, alleging the search giant misled users of its Android mobile devices about the collection and use of their location data.