Class action accuses Queensland energy generators of ‘gaming’ electricity rates for profit

Posted on 2021-01-202021-01-25 by Miklos Bolza

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A class action brought on behalf of 40,000 customers has been launched against two Queensland energy generators who are accused of ‘gaming’ the energy pricing system and artificially inflating consumer prices.

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Police believe accused fraudster Melissa Caddick still alive

Posted on 2021-01-192021-01-19 by Christine Caulfield

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Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick, who went missing a day after police raided her home two months ago as part of a fraud investigation, is believed to be alive, according to police.

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CBA sued for conspiracy to misuse private bank account details in dismissal wrangle

Posted on 2021-01-192022-04-06 by Spencer Fowler Steen

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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been sued for conspiracy to misuse private information and bank account details in an unfair dismissal case brought by the director and former employee of a Melbourne financial services provider.

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Wagners wins appeal in multi-million dollar cement supply dispute with Boral

Posted on 2021-01-192021-01-19 by Miklos Bolza

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Building products supplier Wagners has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court judgment ruling in favour of Boral in a high-stakes cement supply dispute between the construction giants.

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Freedom Foods says it was entitled to sack former GC for ‘serious misconduct’

Posted on 2021-01-192021-01-20 by Christine Caulfield

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Troubled food and beverage manufacturer Freedom Foods has denied a former company secretary and group general counsel was protected by whistleblower laws, claiming it was entitled to fire her for “serious misconduct”.

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Street Swags charity founder loses case over dismissal following fraud charges

Posted on 2021-01-192021-01-19 by Christine Caulfield

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The founder of a charity that provides sleeping bags to homeless people has lost her unfair dismissal case after she went “to war” with the non-profit in the Fair Work Commission following a string of fraud charges levelled against her.

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‘Lawyers hate losing control’: Toyota class action referee process rankles judge

Posted on 2021-01-192021-01-19 by Miklos Bolza

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A judge has rebuked the “procedural vulgarities” plaguing a referee’s supplementary report in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective vehicles and has called for the process to be simplified.

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Vogue publisher loses battle at IP Australia over trade mark for bathroom supplies

Posted on 2021-01-19 by Christine Caulfield

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The publisher of American fashion and lifestyle magazine Vogue has failed in its challenge against registration of a ‘Vogue’ trade mark for bathroom supplies, with a delegate of IP Australia finding the conduct of the trade mark applicant was not of “unscrupulous, underhand or unconscientious” character.

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KPMG lures NewLaw ace for digitisation push

Posted on 2021-01-182021-01-18 by Cat Fredenburgh

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KPMG Law has snagged a former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and NewLaw expert to lead its recently formed legal operations transformation services team, which the firm says has already delivered more than US$200 million in savings to in-house legal teams.

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Royal Carribbean sues White Island volcano victims to shut down US cases

Posted on 2021-01-182021-01-18 by Spencer Fowler Steen

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Embattled cruise operator Royal Caribbean has launched legal action against victims of the White Island volcano eruption that killed 22 people last year, aiming to stop them seeking damages in the US, where they reside.

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