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Romeo’s settles two underpayments class actions
Adero Law 2021-11-23 1:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Supermarket chain Romeo’s has reached a settlement in two class actions alleging staff were underpaid, but details of the agreements are scant.

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Banksia class action barristers declare bankruptcy after $21.7M judgment
Andrew Palmer 2021-11-19 9:39 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Two former barristers ordered to pay at least $21.7 million in damages and costs for their role in a fraudulent scheme to pocket a windfall from the Banksia Securities class action have filed for bankruptcy.

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Pfizer wins more docs in preliminary discovery saga over Enbrel biosimilar
Ashurst 2021-11-18 12:46 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Five years into a preliminary discovery application for a potential patent infringement lawsuit over a biosimilar of its Enbrel medication, Pfizer has partially succeeded in obtaining further documents from Samsung Bioepis.

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Freezing orders extended against developer James Raptis in $110M tax case
ATO 2021-11-18 11:09 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has extended asset freezing orders until next year in a $109.5 million case brought by the tax office against Gold Coast property developer James Raptis and his companies.

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Man sues Seven for wrongly naming him Cleo Smith abduction suspect
Defamation 2021-11-16 9:01 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.

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Victorian Bar says pandemic law amendments don’t go far enough
Article 2021-11-16 4:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Changes negotiated to the Andrews government’s controversial pandemic bill fall short of protecting the rule of law, Victorian Bar head Róisín Annesley QC said Tuesday.

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Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids of Australia pleads guilty to cartel charges
ACCC 2021-11-16 12:02 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.

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Westpac back pays employees $6M in unpaid long-service leave
Employment 2021-11-16 11:35 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Westpac has agreed to pay thousands of employees across Australia a total of $6 million in unpaid long-service leave entitlements as part of a court-enforceable undertaking to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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ASIC accuses Mayfair’s James Mawhinney of breaching 20-year ban
ASIC 2021-11-16 8:38 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has asked a court to hold Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney in contempt, saying he has breached a 20-year ban on raising funds.

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Government grilled on constitutionality of class action reform bill
Class Actions 2021-11-12 8:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Attorney General’s Department has been hammered with questions over an opinion by the former Solicitor-General that casts doubt on the constitutionality of the controversial class action bill before federal parliament.

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