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The Hawthorn Football Club faces a lawsuit brought by a former account executive who alleges she was forced to resign after being sidelined since a workplace panic attack.
Citigroup judge calls out ‘complex and arcane’ criminal cartel laws
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The judge who oversaw a discontinued criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement has bemoaned Australia’s overly complex criminal cartel laws, noting prosecutors stumbled in advancing the indictment despite the case involving a “not particularly complex” set of facts.
ANZ denies wrongly hitting customers with cash advance fees
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The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has hit back at ASIC proceedings alleging it saddled hundreds of thousands of customers with cash advance fees after providing them with incorrect account balances, saying its customers were “expressly on notice” the fees would be charged.
BHP, Epiroc accused of infringing Rio Tinto unit’s drilling patent
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BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have been sued for alleging infringing a patent held by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources for an autonomous drilling system.
In first class action in Tasmania, detention centre accused of systemic negligence
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The first class action brought in Tasmania’s Supreme Court is demanding compensation from the government for over 100 former child detainees of the state’s controversial Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Fintech takes AMEX to court over BPAY contract
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Brisbane fintech Sniip Limited has filed a lawsuit against American Express Australia, claiming millions in damages after the payments giant allegedly breached a contract to provide card members with BPAY bill payments services.
Peter Dutton wants to grill lawyer on possible ‘sham bills’ in defamation spat
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has questioned a costs agreement between refugee activist Shane Bazzi and his solicitors in a defamation dispute, raising the possibility that “sham bills” may have been provided to the court to assess the costs to which Bazzi is entitled for his successful appeal.
ZACD sues to recoup $21.3M allegedly misappropriated by iProsperity
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Singapore-based real estate investment firm ZACD Group has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup $21.3 million from defunct property group iProsperity and its missing founder Michael Gu, who fled the country in 2020 amid findings the company misappropriated millions in investor funds.
Google cops $60M penalty in location data privacy case
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Google has agreed to pay a $60 million penalty in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging the tech giant misled users about the collection and use of their location data.
McDonald’s faces new rest break action by 250,000 workers
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The union representing McDonald’s workers has lodged a new case against the fast food giant over unpaid rest breaks for more than 250,000 current and former staff across the country.