7-Eleven agrees to settle franchisee class actions

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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”.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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