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Romeo’s employees to get corrected class action notice after ‘unauthorised’ communications
Adero Law 2021-05-17 3:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Employees of Romeo’s will be sent a corrected opt-out notice in class actions against the supermarket chain after it emerged that the company’s senior managers may have made unauthorised contact with group members about their participation in the proceedings.

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Fitness chain Viva Leisure faces possible franchisee class action
Class Actions 2021-05-17 2:08 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Gym chain Viva Leisure is reportedly facing a potential class action alleging the company has engaged in unconscionable conduct in its dealings with a group of franchisees.

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Friend of Christian Porter accuser denies delay in legal action against silk
ABC 2021-05-13 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The woman bringing court action seeking to stop Christian Porter’s senior barrister from acting for the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC has attacked suggestions that she strategically delayed bringing the conflict of interest challenge.

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Court action seeks to block defamation silk from acting for Christian Porter
ABC 2021-05-12 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou is reportedly facing court action to prevent her from continuing to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney-general’s defamation case against the ABC.

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Law firm fights ruling in pay feud with its most successful fee earner
Appeals 2021-05-11 11:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Melbourne law firm is appealing a ruling that it owes more than $184,000 to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.

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Developer dad who took parental leave accuses Apple of sex discrimination
Apple 2021-05-11 4:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A software engineer who was sacked from Apple after criticism that he was “clowning around” has accused the technology giant of discriminating against him for taking leave to care for his family.

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Lawyer must pay costs for appeal that should never have been filed, Full Court says
Andrew Pollock 2021-05-11 2:53 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An employment solicitor representing a sacked Jetstar pilot must pay the airline’s legal costs in defending an appeal application “that ought never to have been made”, an appeals court has found.

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Judge signs off on $38.4M settlement in Estia Health class action
Bernard Quinn 2021-05-07 12:16 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been given the greenlight by a Federal Court judge, who also approved the funders’ recovery of after-the-event insurance, a decision that puts him at odds with some of his colleagues on the bench.

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ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
ABC 2021-05-07 11:53 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.

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Car repair company AMA drags former CEO to court over $2.4M in expenses
Automotive 2021-05-06 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMA Group is suing former CEO Andrew Hopkins for $2.4 million he allegedly owes in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan

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