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The Labor government’s National Anti-Corruption Commission bill cleared its final hurdle on Tuesday, passing the House of Parliament after amendments in the Senate that expanded the powers of the NACC Inspector.
A Gender Revolution: A fairer future for women under new workplace laws
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With the passage of the Respect@Work and Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bills before Christmas this year, the Federal Government will have done more to make workplaces fairer and safer for women than years of platitudes from their predecessors, says Maurice Blackburn’s Mackenzie Wakefield and Patrick Turner.
‘Banks aren’t perfect’: Judge tosses ASIC’s case against CBA over monthly account fees
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ASIC has lost a case accusing the Commonwealth Bank of Australia of hitting customers with $55 million in unauthorised fees, with a judge finding that nearly 1 million customers charged the fees should have known that even banks “sometimes make mistakes”.
No cottage industry for cyber attack class actions, lawyer predicts
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Despite recent class actions against Medibank and Optus for cybersecurity breaches, class actions over cyber attacks will not become common because they involve “a lot of work for not a lot of money”, a lawyer has predicted.
‘Inspired by Kanye West’: Melbourne restaurant relies on disclaimers in IP lawsuit
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A Melbourne restaurant has defended a lawsuit brought by Kanye West for alleged unauthorised use of his name and likeness, pointing to disclaimers to show it did not mislead consumers about any affiliation with the controversial rapper.
Buscopan cartel yields $2M penalty, landmark sentence for exec
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A judge has hit Alkaloids of Australia with a nearly $2 million penalty for engaging in cartel conduct and sentenced its former export manager to a term of imprisonment for his involvement in fixing prices for a key chemical in anti-spasmodic drug Buscopan.
Prosecutors lose challenge to time limit in criminal case against ME Bank
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Federal prosecutors pursuing a case against Members Equity have lost an appeal of a ruling that threw out half the charges against the direct bank as time barred, with an appeals court finding the ASIC Act imposes a hard deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
Abandoned soccer match between Scottish rivals spawns $3M suit
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Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live have sued Scottish football team the Rangers for at least $3 million after the club allegedly backed out of a Sydney match with rival Celtic.
Ashurst to open office in South Korea
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Ashurst will open an office in Seoul through after a joint venture with a local firm won approval in a legal market first.
22 firms launch group to advise businesses on human rights
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A coalition of global law firms have joined together to launch an association to advise businesses on adopting better human rights practices.