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The NSW Supreme Court has outlined its roadmap back to holding live hearings but has said that those attending court in person will need to have both COVID-19 vaccination doses.
Woolworths to pay further $50M to staff as underpayments class action settles
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Supermarket giant Woolworths will pay an additional $50 million to current and former salaried team members and has provisionally settled an underpayments class action against it.
Priceline hit with class action by franchisees
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Priceline faces a class action by a group of franchisees accusing the pharmacy giant of exercising an “overly prescriptive level of control” that limits their profitability.
Virgin sued by union over privacy concerns linked to COVID-19 jab mandate
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The aircraft engineers’ union has filed Federal Court proceedings against Virgin Australia over alleged privacy breaches relating to the airline’s enforcement of its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
‘Awkward’ reforms spell end to open class actions, barristers say
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Class action reforms proposed last week by the Morrison government would lead to the “rapid abandonment” of open class actions by law firms and litigation funders, two leading barristers have argued.
Arrium directors’ examination for class action not abuse of process, High Court told
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Two shareholders of failed steel giant Arrium have told the High Court that granting their bid to grill former directors of the company would not be an abuse of process because it was in the public interest to “expose” the management of the defunct business.
COVID-positive barrister’s visit to chambers prompts vaccination push
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The Victorian Bar has urged barristers to remain vigilant and get vaccinated against COVID-19 after Owen Dixon Chambers East was named as an exposure site.
High Court asked to weigh in on Queensland floods class action
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The applicants in the Queensland floods class action have asked the High Court to overturn a judgment which found dam operator Seqwater was not liable because it was functioning as a public authority when operating two dams during the 2011 floods, arguing the case raises important issues about appeals in ‘mega’ litigation.
Lendlease files $8.7M lawsuit over combustible cladding in Docklands high rise
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Lendlease has taken two consultants and a designer to court to recoup $8.7 million it spent on replacing combustible cladding used on its $107 million EXO residential apartment block in Melbourne’s Docklands.
Ex-Dick Smith CFO to appeal $43M victory for NAB
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Dick Smith’s former CFO will appeal a $43 million judgment in favour of National Australia Bank over his role in the retailer’s collapse.