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ISignthis sues ASX over suspension, says exchange went ‘looking for a problem’
Financial Services 2019-12-05 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Melbourne-based fintech company ISignthis is taking the Australian Stock Exchange to court for refusing to lift the suspension of its shares and allegedly digging for confidential information to “find a problem”.

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Engineer blamed for design defects in Opal Tower class action
Barry Nilsson Lawyers 2019-12-05 10:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The construction company behind Sydney’s Opal Tower has filed a cross claim seeking $30 million from structural architect WSP Structures over its allegedly faulty building design.

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Domino’s attacks class action, says franchisee representations were opinion not fact
Class Actions 2019-12-03 11:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fast food giant Domino’s has denied allegations that it violated consumer law with the representations it made to franchisees about the agreements its workers were covered under, saying it was only giving franchisees its opinion.

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Arrium liquidators to keep up fight with shareholders over questioning of ex-director
Amelia Smith 2019-12-03 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Liquidators of collapsed steel and mining company Arrium will challenge a ruling that gave shareholders the greenlight to question a former director to mount a possible class action, and have secured a limited stay of the judgment to lodge a notice of appeal.

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Clive Palmer accused of ‘moral obloquy’ in $37.4M class action by timeshare members
Class Actions 2019-12-03 9:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

Clive Palmer and associated companies have been accused of unconscionable conduct and “moral obloquy” in a new $37.4 million class action by timeshare members of the billionaire’s now abandoned Palmer Coolum Resort.

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Funder to earn up to $130M from Queensland floods class action
Business of Law 2019-12-02 4:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Funder IMF Bentham expects to bring in up to $130 million in income for backing the Queensland floods class action, after a judge ruled last week that the operator of two dams as well as the state government were responsible for the severity of the flooding that hit Southeast Queensland in 2011.

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Class action says Woolworths owes $620M in underpayments
Adero Law 2019-12-02 11:47 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Woolworths is facing a class action alleging it underpaid workers to the tune of $620 million, more than double what the supermarket giant estimated when it disclosed the underpayments scandal last month.

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Optus hit with $6.4M fine for misleading NBN email
ACCC 2019-11-29 10:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Federal Court judge has slapped Optus with a $6.4 million penalty for sending a misleading email to 138,988 mobile customers informing them their broadband service would be disconnected soon, just two days after the telecommunications giant copped a $1.5 million penalty for similar conduct.

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Hytera can argue Motorola should have alerted it to stolen IP sooner, Full Court says
Angus Lang 2019-11-29 2:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has handed a win to Hytera in its high-stakes intellectual property litigation with Motorola, allowing the Chinese radio manufacturer to file an amended defence arguing Motorola should have alerted it to the alleged theft of its source code by former employees sooner.

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Bondi Beach bar sues Aristocrat Technologies over ‘defective’ gaming machines
Aristocrat Technologies 2019-11-29 1:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A trendy Bondi Beach bar has dragged Aristocrat Technologies to court for allegedly selling it defective gaming machines that repeatedly froze when customers tried to use them.

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