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Box Hill Institute to pay $33M to settle class action by students
Class Actions 2022-10-13 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Vocational education provider Box Hill Institute has agreed to pay $33 million to settle a class action by students who allege the diploma they obtained through the institute did not give them the knowledge or training needed to obtain a commercial pilot’s licence. 

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Rival takes down Saputo Dairy’s ‘Ascend’ trade mark
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-10-12 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US-based mozzarella giant Leprino Foods has succeeded in removing Canadian dairy company Saputo’s ‘Ascend’ trade mark for non-use.

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HWL Ebsworth defeats ex-client’s appeal over property sale
Bruce Wacker 2022-10-10 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm HWL Ebsworth has defeated a Brisbane property developer’s appeal of a ruling that found the firm did not owe the former client damages for its negligence in failing to properly follow instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.

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Law firm files class action-style complaint against Optus over data breach
Class Actions 2022-10-07 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has been hit with a class action-style complaint over a massive data breach that exposed the personal information of up to 1o million current and former customers.

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Toyota unit hit with class action for cheating on emissions tests
Automotive 2022-10-07 3:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Japanese truck maker Hino has been hit with a class action alleging the Toyota unit misrepresented that it vehicles met Australian emissions and road standards over a 20 year period, after the car company admitted to cheating on emissions and fuel economy tests in Japan.

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Cybersecurity firm Otka accused of firing GM on eve of retirement
Employment 2022-10-07 10:05 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The former general manager of Okta has sued the tech company for allegedly terminating him on the eve of his retirement to avoid a transfer of over 2,000 shares owed under his employment contract. 

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Optus to get power to share customer data with banks under regulatory reform
Financial Services 2022-10-06 11:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Rules governing telecommunications companies will be amended in the wake of the Optus data breach that exposed the personal information of nearly 10 million customers.

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ACCC signs off on THL acquisition of Apollo with divestitures
ACCC 2022-09-29 10:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to New Zealand-based THL’s acquisition of campervan competitor Apollo, after the Australian company offered to divest 80 per cent of its local motorhome rental fleet.

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Dick Smith execs ask High Court to toss case over final dividend
Alice Zheng 2022-09-29 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former executives of defunct electronics retailer Dick Smith have asked the High Court to hear their challenge to a $11.8 million damages award for approving a dividend payment the company could not afford.

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J Hutchinson, CFMMEU appeal $1.35M fine over construction boycott
ACCC 2022-09-28 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have appealed a judgment slapping them with a combined $1.35 million penalty for agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane construction site.

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