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Dam operators found negligent in Queensland floods class actions
Adam Pomerenke 2019-11-29 11:41 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The NSW Supreme Court has ruled against the operators of two Queensland dams as well as the state government, finding they were vicariously liable for the negligence of flood engineers in the 2011 Southeast Queensland floods that destroyed over 2,000 homes.
Google blasts ACCC’s ‘cherry-picked’ suit over data collection disclosures
Anais d'Arville 2019-11-14 1:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Google has slammed landmark regulatory action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the collection and use of location data on Android devices as "cherry-picked", saying the watchdog had read alleged misstatements by the tech giant out of context.
ACCC loses appeal in cartel case over coal mining licences
Appeals 2019-09-04 3:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has failed in its challenge to a ruling that dismissed its bid-rigging case over mining exploration licences involving Cascade Coal and the sons of jailed Labor politician Eddie Obeid.
Jardine Lloyd Thompson hit with second class action over excessive premiums
Class Actions 2019-09-03 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson is facing a second class action on behalf of local councils claiming it charged inflated premiums.
Global insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson can access names of local councils behind class action
Class Actions 2019-02-21 9:15 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Global insurer Jardine Lloyd Thompson has won access to the identities of local councils suing it in a NSW class action brought by Quinn Emanuel alleging the broker charged the councils excessive premiums.