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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”.
Street Swags charity founder loses case over dismissal following fraud charges
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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.
‘Lawyers hate losing control’: Toyota class action referee process rankles judge
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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.
Vogue publisher loses battle at IP Australia over trade mark for bathroom supplies
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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.
KPMG lures NewLaw ace for digitisation push
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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.
Royal Carribbean sues White Island volcano victims to shut down US cases
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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.
ACCC mulls legal action after Google completes $3B FitBit acquisition
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The ACCC is considering taking legal action against Google after the search giant completed its $3 billion acquisition of fitness device company FitBit before the consumer watchdog could finish its investigation into the transaction.
RMIT faces $2.9M suit by law professor who complained about race, sexuality discrimination
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RMIT has been hit with a $2.9 million lawsuit by an Indigenous law professor who claims he was fired for complaining about “racially and sexually discriminatory remarks” allegedly made by one of the university’s senior officials.
Blockchain firm founder beats back AFR’s bid to nix defamation case
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A judge has shot down an attempt by the publisher of the Australian Financial Review to permanently stay a defamation lawsuit brought by blockchain firm Power Ledger, after the media company claimed it had had failed to comply with discovery obligations.
Clayton Utz teams up with funder ICP for business interruption insurance class action
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Law firm Clayton Utz and litigation funder Investor Claim Partners have joined forces to bring a class action against insurers who have denied business interruption claims by business impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.