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A judge has ordered that the ACCC’s case alleging Retail Food Group misled franchisees be run on a sample basis, saying the regulator’s opposition to the idea “smacks of a lack of confidence in its own case.”
Telstra not liable for ‘sickening’ sexual harassment by employee who stole confidential info
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A judge has found that Telstra cannot be held liable for the sexually harassing conduct of a former employee who allegedly accessed confidential contact information to launch a four-year campaign of harassment against his next-door neighbours.
Redbubble files appeal in long-running Hells Angels trade mark stoush
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Redbubble is challenging a judgment that found T-shirts and face masks sold on its platform violated Hells Angels’ trademarks and awarded damages to the motorcycle group.
Boiling mad: Property owners file class action over allegedly defective air conditioning
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A New South Wales developer and construction company have been hit with a class action by aggrieved property owners at a Central Coast commercial development who say the building was riddled with defects, including subpar air conditioning.
Court’s readiness to hold remote hearings ‘has come to an end’, judge says
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A judge who has granted a lawyer leave to appear in proceedings via audio visual link has warned the legal profession that courts are expecting to “return to normal” and that tolerance for remote hearings has “come to an end”.
Ford class action judge says $100,000 appeal notice to group members pointless
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Despite noting that a class action trial and appeal were “unusual”, a judge overseeing a long-running class action against Ford has refused an application to send a notice to group members about a coming appeal in the case.
ACCC flags competition concerns over Qantas acquisition of Alliance Aviation
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The ACCC has raised concerns that Qantas’ proposed acquisition of Brisbane-based regional airline Alliance Aviation Services could harm competition in the market for flights for fly-in, fly-out workers.
Sacked sports journalist loses appeal over coverage of ‘vivid and disgusting’ comments
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Former Channel 7 rugby league journalist Josh Massoud has lost an appeal of a decision clearing multiple media outlets of defamation over reports alleging he threatened to kill and defile the corpse of a young reporter.
Ex-Orix boss appeals ruling allowing fleet company set-off defence
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The sacked boss of fleet management Orix Australia, who is seeking $1 million in unpaid leave, wants to challenge a decision allowing the company’s defence that anything it owes is set off by the losses the former CEO allegedly caused.
Swing and whiff: Palmer Leisure can’t dodge lawsuit over political donation
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A judge has rejected a bid by Clive Palmer-owned Palmer Leisure Australia to throw out legal action by the Electoral Commission of Queensland over donations the golf course management company made to Palmer’s United Australia Party in 2020.