Sydney light rail class action pulls up to the High Court

Posted on 2024-10-212024-10-22 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.

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iSignthis’ John Karantzis could not pay $1.5M penalty, court told

Posted on 2024-10-212024-10-22 by Andy Sidler

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The former CEO of fintech iSignthis would need a loan to pay a $1.5 million penalty sought by the corporate regulator for breaches of directors duties, a court has heard.

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Qantas owes $170,000 to workers axed during COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on 2024-10-212024-10-22 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Qantas has been ordered to pay $170,000 to three baggage handlers who were illegally sacked and replaced with contractors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Funder seeks $10.6M cut from Mayne Pharma class action settlement

Posted on 2024-10-212024-10-22 by Cat Fredenburgh

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The funder and law firm that ran a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma are seeking deductions that would leave more than half of a $38 million settlement for group members.

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Women barristers say equality training would keep the Bar relevant

Posted on 2024-10-212024-10-22 by Christine Caulfield

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The Women Barristers’ Association has thrown its support behind a proposal to add equality and wellbeing training to mandatory development rules.

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Class action says Toyota pushed junk insurance on car loan borrowers

Posted on 2024-10-21 by Christine Caulfield

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A class action against Toyota’s finance arm over kickbacks for car loans wants to expand the case to include claims customers were sold worthless insurance.

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ASIC wins case against Harvey Norman over ‘interest-free’ ads

Posted on 2024-10-182024-10-19 by Sam Matthews

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A judge on Friday rejected Latitude Finance’s defence in ASIC’s case over Harvey Norman’s ‘interest-free’ ads that no reasonable consumer would expect “a charitable free lunch”.

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Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial

Posted on 2024-10-182024-10-21 by Sam Matthews

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Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago.

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Class action PR firm denies hurting United Petroleum’s reputation

Posted on 2024-10-182024-10-20 by Andy Sidler

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The PR firm promoting a class action against United Petroleum has denied it hurt the petrol chain’s reputation by publishing an image depicting it as ‘evil’.

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Suppression of Seven reporter’s case a valuable ‘bargaining chip’: judge

Posted on 2024-10-182024-10-19 by Cat Fredenburgh

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Seven has won a suppression order over an ex-Spotlight reporter’s claim, with a judge finding that public access to the “colourful and embarrassing” claim could adversely affect mediation.

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