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Western Australia hit with stolen wages class action
Class Actions 2020-10-19 11:51 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The state of Western Australia is facing a class action by Indigenous workers seeking to recover stolen wages, after a historic $190 million settlement was reached last year in a stolen wages class action against the state of Queensland.

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Flexigroup tries again to overcome Zip opposition to ‘no interest’ trade mark
Appeals 2020-10-19 9:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fintech Flexigroup has appealed rival Zip Co’s successful opposition to its ‘No Interest Ever!’ trade mark, which an IP Australia delegate found was a laudatory phrase incapable of distinguishing the goods of a single trader.

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AFP won’t bring charges against ABC journalist for Afghan Files leak
ABC 2020-10-15 9:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

ABC journalist Dan Oakes will not face charges for using leaked classified information in his reporting on alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by Australian special forces.

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High Court won’t review $280,000 defamation award to lawyer branded ‘Centrelink cheat’
Defamation 2020-10-15 3:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has declined to review $280,000 in damages awarded to a lawyer, after an appeals court found a Today Tonight segment labelling her a “Centrelink cheat” was defamatory.

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Qantas appeals court’s finding that it misapplied JobKeeper
Appeals 2020-10-15 11:27 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Qantas Airways will challenge a court’s finding that it incorrectly applied the JobKeeper scheme and underpaid its staff.

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Clive Palmer can’t delay Twisted Sister copyright trial
Alexander Law 2020-10-14 5:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Queensland billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his bid to vacate a trial scheduled to start next week in a high-stakes lawsuit alleging he committed copyright infringement by using Twister Sister’s 1980s rock anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in campaign ads for his United Australia Party without a licence.

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AUSTRAC won’t pursue Afterpay after auditor found it got bad legal advice
AUSTRAC 2020-10-14 1:19 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Financial crimes regulator AUSTRAC will not take legal action against Afterpay over its compliance with anti-money laundering laws, following an external auditor’s report that found the buy now, pay later provider had received “incorrect” legal advice from several top-tier law firms about its compliance program.

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Daily Mail says Erin Molan has history of ‘objectively racist’ conduct
Clayton Utz 2020-10-14 12:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Daily Mail has fired back at a defamation lawsuit by sports broadcaster Erin Molan alleging its coverage of a remark she made during Nine’s Continuous Call radio program implied she was a racist, telling the court that Molan has a history of “objectively racist” conduct on air. 

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ACCC hits sporting goods supplier with resale price maintenance case
ACCC 2020-10-14 11:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC has taken a major wholesale supplier of sporting goods to court for allegedly setting minimum prices for cycling and sporting goods in its agreements with retailers.

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Piper Alderman admits partner told assistant ‘Go spend time with your kids’
Business of Law 2020-10-13 10:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Piper Alderman has struck back at a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a former administrative assistant, admitting that while a law firm partner did tell her to “go spend time with your kids” following a meeting in which she was made redundant, the comment had been taken out of context.

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