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The Good Guys has admitted 21,000 customers were not provided with store credit within the timeframe specified in promotions, but denies the most customers never received the promised credit.
AFL discrimination class action to face declassing bid
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The AFL will seek to declass a representative proceedings brought on behalf of First Nations players, umpires and officials who were allegedly subject to racial vilification and discrimination.
Johnson Winter Slattery recruits finance partner from Baker McKenzie
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Baker McKenzie has lost a corporate banking and finance expert with 20 years of experience to competitor Johnson Winter Slattery.
‘Audacious fraud’: Banks win $500M case against Forum Finance directors
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Westpac and two other lenders have won their cases alleging they were scammed out of $500 million in loans to the Forum group of companies.
Law firms warned about delay in filing competing Harvey Norman class actions
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As two class actions against Harvey Norman try to hash out a deal before competing to run the litigation, a judge has issued a warning to other law firms mulling their own actions.
1 or 21M: Australian Clinical Labs wants court’s take on OAIC’s data breach maths
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Australian Clinical Labs, which is facing regulatory action over a 2022 data breach, is fighting the information commissioner’s claim that it breached privacy laws 21.5 million times.
Seven wants Spotlight reporter’s ‘salacious’ claims kept out of the media
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Seven has sought a suppression order over former Spotlight reporter Amelia Saw’s workplace claim against the TV network, arguing publicity would impede settlement negotiations.
Commonwealth can’t argue sailors failed to mitigate loss in Navy class action
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In a fight over damages owed to sailors in a class action against the Defence Department, a judge has said the Commonwealth can’t argue certain group members failed to mitigate their losses.
United Petroleum dodges class action defence until security bid reheard
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United Petroleum and director Ari Silver can wait for the rehearing of a security for costs bid before filing defences to a franchisee class action alleging misleading conduct.
Judge’s ‘past life’ comments on class action reform no basis for recusal, court told
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A bid to disqualify a judge who spoke publicly about proposed reforms to class action law from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building is out of touch with reality, a court has heard.