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P&O Cruises has resolved a group of personal injury cases by passengers who were seriously hurt in a bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.
NT stolen wages class action settles for up to $202M
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The federal government has agreed to pay up to $202 million to settle a class action on behalf of First Nations people in the Northern Territory who were allegedly denied wages owed for work performed over a nearly 40-year period.
Domino’s hit with shareholder class action
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Domino’s has been stung with shareholder class action accusing the pizza giant of misleading the market about its expected performance in Japan.
Class action accuses Exactech of supplying faulty joint implants
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A Sydney law firm has filed a class action accusing private equity-owned medical device maker Exactech of supplying faulty joint implants that were subject to deterioration due to a packaging defect, caused serious medical complications in patients.
Westpac risk manager claims bank painted her a ‘troublemaker’
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Westpac’s head of audit and risk has taken her employer to court, claiming the bank shut down her compliance concerns about its shuttered mortgage broking subsidiary RAMS and stigmatised her as a “troublemaker” after she made repeated inquiries into the matter.
Bruce Lehrmann seeks to claw back $117k from lawyers
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Bruce Lehrmann has flagged a bid to claw back $117,000 he says his former legal team was not entitled to pay out of a trust account in his failed defamation case against Network Ten, saying he intends to use the sum…
Superannuation class action against Westpac unit to be discontinued
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A class action targeting Westpac subsidiary BT Funds Management and Tal Life Insurance is set to be discontinued less than a year after it was filed.
Judge strikes out ACCC’s entire claim against Meta over crypto ads
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Over objections from the ACCC, a judge has struck out the regulator’s entire case against Meta over scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook after it clarified that each allegedly misleading ad should be a separate contravention.
Class action over ‘cookie cutter’ legal advice faces declassing bid
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The peak body for community legal centres has flagged a declassing application in a group proceeding alleging Knowmore Legal Service provided negligent, “cookie cutter” advice to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
CFMEU secretary Michael O’Connor taken to court by APRA
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The prudential regulator has filed court action against First Super co-chair and CFMEU manufacturing division boss Michael O’Connor, alleging he breached his director’s duties under superannuation laws when he hired a union official to work for the fund.