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Queensland and NSW sorghum farmers have appealed a ruling that shut down its class action brought over allegedly contaminated seeds, saying the judge was wrong to find Advanta Seeds did not owe them a duty of care.
Woolworths offers undertaking to ease ACCC’s concerns over $552M PFD tie-up
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The ACCC is seeking views on a proposed undertaking by Woolworths aimed at allaying the regulator’s concerns about its planned $552 million acquisition of a 65 per cent stake in wholesale food distributor PFD Food Services.
Sydney sues Telstra to block payphone installations
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The city of Sydney has sued Telstra to block the telecommunications giant from carrying out the allegedly unlawful replacement and installation of payphones throughout the CBD area.
Developer dad who took parental leave accuses Apple of sex discrimination
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A software engineer who was sacked from Apple after criticism that he was “clowning around” has accused the technology giant of discriminating against him for taking leave to care for his family.
Judge won’t keep sales figures confidential in epic Cargill, Viterra battle
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A Victoria Supreme Court judge has rejected a post-trial bid to keep details of the 2019 sale of Cargill’s malt business under wraps in a long-running case over Viterra’s $420 million sale of its Joe White business, finding the move would be contrary to the principles of open justice where no harm from disclosure had been demonstrated.
Lawyer must pay costs for appeal that should never have been filed, Full Court says
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An employment solicitor representing a sacked Jetstar pilot must pay the airline’s legal costs in defending an appeal application “that ought never to have been made”, an appeals court has found.
Appeals court clarifies peak indebtedness rule in partial win for Gunns creditor
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An unsecured creditor of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Group has partially succeeded on appeal of a judgment that ordered repayment of $2 million that Gunns had transferred in 2021 despite trading while insolvent.
Vic Solar hit with $3M penalty for consumer law violations
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A judge has hit solar panel supplier Vic Solar with a $3 million penalty for breaching the consumer law by making misleading representations in thousands of door-to-door sales of solar panels.
Judge throws out part of challenge to India travel ban
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A judge has dismissed part of a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling home from India during a devastating surge in coronavirus cases in the country, finding the health minister did exceed his powers in instituting the ban.
ASIC follows courts with funder relief from costs disclosures in litigation
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ASIC has taken a leaf out of the playbook of Australia’s courts in granting litigation funders temporary relief from having to disclose certain sensitive financial information in their product disclosure statements.