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A former managing director of global drug giant Apotex is suing his old employer over $226,000 in bonuses and $175,000 in leave he claims were not paid when he was made redundant in September 2019.
Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA
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Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.
Clive Palmer takes fight with Queensland Nickel liquidators over $102M debt to High Court
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Clive Palmer will seek special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling from the Queensland Court of Appeal ordering him to return $102 million borrowed before the collapse of Queensland Nickel in 2016, and has demanded that the company’s liquidators return the money he paid following the ruling.
Judge questions ‘extraordinarily large’ legal fees in $30M Westpac class action settlement
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A judge has questioned the legal disbursements sought to be approved in a $30 million class action settlement against Westpac over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums, particularly the “extraordinarily large” barrister fees charged in the case.
Snapchat looks to Aussie app developer in defence of US patent suit
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Australian app developer Civi Corp must hand over documents that could help Snapchat in its defence against a US lawsuit alleging it infringed on patents for digital photograph technology, a court has ordered.
Lawyers for combustible cladding class action can search Fairview’s offices after discovery failure
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Cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural must allow the group members in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding products to search the company’s offices and access electronically stored information to carry out discovery, a judge has ruled.
Witness who won’t undergo quarantine can testify by video link in ex-Quintis boss’ trial
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A judge has allowed a key US-based witness in ASIC’s case against former Quintis director Frank Wilson who will not submit to 14 days in hotel quarantine to give evidence by video link.
Allianz says joint class action would eliminate competition in contingency fee rates
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Consolidation of two consumer class actions against Allianz would do away with competition in a contest to lead a single case that would force a drop in the contingency fee rates of the rival law firms, the insurance giant has told a court.
ASIC drops criminal probe into AMP over fees for no service conduct
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its criminal investigation of AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct which was aired during the banking royal commission.
NT government settles detention centre class action, wants payout kept secret
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The Northern Territory government has reached a settlement in a class action brought on behalf of NT youth detainees seeking compensation for alleged race discrimination and human rights abuses.