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7-Eleven has reached an in-principle agreement to settle two class actions which accused the convenience store giant of misleading franchisees and underpaying employees at its stores.
Sumo Power fined $1.2M for misleading consumers
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Victorian electric utility Sumo Power has been fined $1.2 million for luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.
Marque Lawyers partner Kiera Peacock on using the law as a force for good
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Combining extensive experience in commercial law with a keen pursuit of public interest cases, Marque Lawyers partner Kiera Peacock has her sights set on using the law for good.
Payday lender Cigno loses bid to overturn ASIC’s short-term credit lending ban
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Payday lender Cigno has lost its appeal of a ruling which upheld ASIC’s first product intervention order banning the use of short-term lending models with “excessive” fees.
Barrister reprimanded for lewd gesture faces appeal by NSW Bar Association
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The Council of the NSW Bar Association has filed an appeal after a tribunal found that a Sydney barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner did not commit sexual harassment but was engaging her in “horseplay”.
S&P class action applicant resists paying security for ratings agency’s costs
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A fight is looming over a bid by S&P Global for a class action applicant to pay security for the legal costs of defending the litigation, with the applicant arguing it shouldn’t have to fork over anything.
Former Nuix CFO, family members caught up in $17.8M insider trading probe
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The corporate regulator has secured a travel ban against the brother of former Nuix CFO Stephen Doyle as it pursues a criminal investigation of alleged insider trading by the executive and his family.
Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial adjourned as COVID-19 flares in NSW
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Trial in the defamation case by accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has been adjourned for three weeks after COVID-19 restrictions prevented witnesses from travelling to Sydney and national security concerns were raised regarding Afghani witnesses set to give evidence.
Court finds Ford PowerShift cars defective, in victory for class action
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In a win for a long-running class action against US auto giant Ford on behalf of owners of 70,000 vehicles, a judge has found that cars installed with PowerShift transmissions were defective.
ACCC loses competition case against NSW Ports over 50-year deal with state
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The ACCC has lost its regulatory action against NSW Ports alleging a 50-year agreement with the state, signed when Port Botany and Port Kembla were privatised in 2013, was anti-competitive.