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The judge overseeing the Fair Work Ombudsman’s case against Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group won’t push off the trial to 2027 to accommodate the regulator’s silk, saying further delay “should not be tolerated”.
St Vincent’s Hospital hit with underpayments class action
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One of the firms that secured a record $230 million settlement in a class action on behalf of NSW doctors is still on the case, firing off a class action against Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital for allegedly underpaying junior doctors.
Bunnings wins appeal in privacy case over facial recognition tech
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Bunnings has largely won its appeal of a finding that use of facial recognition technology in its stores breached privacy laws, with a tribunal saying an exemption applied to the hardware chain to combat retail crime.
Blue Sky class action solicitor grilled over timing of case amendments
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A law firm partner working on a shareholder class action over the collapse of Blue Sky Alternative Investments has faced cross-examination by counsel for auditor EY over alleged delays in seeking to amend the case.
ASIC fights IAG’s privilege claim in loyalty discounts suit
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The corporate regulator is challenging insurer IAG’s claims of legal professional privilege over a technical report in proceedings over allegedly misleading loyalty discounts.
Ex-Queensland senator DQ’d by ASIC over $44M failure of gold companies
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Former Queensland senator Claire Moore has been banned from managing corporations for four years over her role as a director of two gold exploration companies that collapsed after raising $44 million from investors.
‘Clear abuse of trust’: High Court tosses appeals by Obeids, Macdonald
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The High Court has dismissed appeals brought by Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, which challenged their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Gina Rinehart denies contract with landowner in dispute over fence
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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has argued she should be dismissed from a dispute with a neighbour at her Sundown Valley cattle station over a fence, with the neighbor telling a judge no lawyer will represent her in the dispute with the billionaire.
Randwick Racecourse fends off Racing NSW’s push for administrator
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The owner of Sydney’s Randwick Racecourse has won its bid for a stay on the appointment of an administrator by regulator Racing NSW, which has raised concerns about a “material uncertainty” in the club’s accounts.
Liberty Steel loses bid to stay Greensill administrators’ case
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A judge has dismissed a bid by two Liberty Steel companies to stay a case brought in NSW by administrators for collapsed supply chain finance company Greensill while a related case in the UK proceeds.