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Spotless challenges redundancy payment ruling
Appeals 2019-02-12 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Spotless Services is challenging a ruling that it owes redundancy to three workers employed at the Perth International Airport that were on fixed contracts.

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Mining exec gets 18 months for insider trading
Energy & Natural Resources 2019-02-11 10:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A former mining executive has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for buying shares in ASX-listed Minotaur Exploration based on information gleaned through a joint venture with the mining exploration company.

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Geowash misled franchisees about car wash costs, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Car wash franchisor Geowash misled franchisees about how much revenue they could expect to earn per month and acted unconscionably in its charging practices, the court has found.

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AFT not ready to take its medicine for ‘misleading’ Maxigesic ads
Appeals 2019-02-08 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched a partial challenge to a court ruling that its Maxigesic ads made a number of misleading claims, including that the drug provides stronger and more effective relief than Reckitt Benckiser’s Nuromol.

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WorkPac hit with class action by casual workers
Adero Law 2019-02-08 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Labour hire company WorkPac has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of casual miners who claim they were denied annual leave and other entitlements.

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AMP contractor pleads guilty to stealing customer data
Financial Services 2019-02-07 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A contractor for wealth manager AMP who was arrested while trying to flee the country has pleaded guilty to stealing customer data.

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Court overturns $2.8M Microsoft IP judgment against computer retailer
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-07 10:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Melbourne computer retailer has won its appeal of a $2.8 million damages award for allegedly violating Microsoft’s Windows 7 IP, with a judge overturning the ruling by Justice Alexander ‘Sandy’ Street and ordering a rehearing before a new judge.

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Judge tosses ‘fanciful’ St. Patrick’s Day bushfire class action
Class Actions 2019-02-07 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has dismissed a class action against Powercor over a bushfire in the Gazette area of South West Victoria on St. Patrick’s Day 2018, calling the allegations “fanciful”.

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Food franchisors to face ACCC scrutiny
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-07 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Café, restaurant and take away food services franchisors, which have faced criticism and litigation for allegedly misleading franchisees, will now face heightened scrutiny from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

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Coles manager who harassed staff with Facebook friend requests not unfairly fired, FWC says
Employment 2019-02-06 11:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Coles manager who sexually harassed and bullied young female employees by touching them and asking them to friend him on Facebook was fired by the supermarket giant for a valid reason, the workplace umpire has found.

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