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ACCC to push for stronger powers to crack down on unfair contract terms
Agriculture 2018-09-02 11:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The law should be altered to make unfair contract terms illegal, ACCC Chair Rod Sims says, and the regulator plans to use its clout to push for the change.

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Unanswered Pinsent Masons emails show retainer was terminated, appeals court says
Construction 2018-08-31 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish construction company Técnicas Reunidas can’t block two Pinsent Masons solicitors, formerly with Norton Rose, from representing Downer EDI Engineering in an ICC arbitration between the two companies, with an appeals court saying unanswered emails provided sufficient proof a retainer had been terminated.

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Optus can access employee docs in fraud case
Justice Robert McDougall 2018-08-31 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telecommunications giant Optus has won court approval to access employee documents in order to pinpoint the location of a suspected fraudster who obtained over 3,400 Optus mobile devices.

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Deloitte fights order denying privilege in Hastie class action
Appeals 2018-08-31 2:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Auditing firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu wants to challenge a ruling that forces some of its partners to hand over evidence to  shareholders in a class action over accounting work for collapsed engineering company Hastie Group.

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TransUrban to pay $9.26B for WestConnex stake
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-31 1:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium led by TransUrban will pay $9.26 billion for a 51 per cent stake in in the WestConnex highway project, one day after the ACCC found the deal would not substantially lessen competition.

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Bannister Law mulls direct life insurance class action
Bannister Law 2018-08-30 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bannister Law is investigating a possible class action against providers of direct life insurance, in the wake of an ASIC report that found many insurers used aggressive sales tactics and didn’t provide consumers with enough information about the products they sold.

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ACCC greenlights TransUrban bid for WestConnex stake
Article 2018-08-30 10:55 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has approved TransUrban’s bid for a majority stake in the WestConnex highway project, after TransUrban agreed to publish toll data to help bidders compete for toll road concessions. 

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Broadspectrum workers not covered by enterprise agreement for future work, court affirms
Article 2018-08-29 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Spanish-controlled services company Broadspectrum has struck out in its appeal of a decision by the Fair Work Commission not to approve an enterprise agreement with four employees slated to work in its new justice business unit.

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$40M class action launched over Sydney Light Rail project
Class Actions 2018-08-29 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A group of 61 business owners has filed a class action against the NSW government alleging they suffered losses as a result of the Sydney Light Rail project.

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Fonterra denied strict confidentiality regime in Bega trade mark dispute
Albert Ounapuu 2018-08-29 9:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has denied a bid for a strict regime for dealing with confidential information in a lawsuit between cheese giants Fonterra and Bega over alleged violations of the terms of a trade mark licensing agreement.

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