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Equal pay rules don’t apply retrospectively, FWC says in Peter Rowland chef’s case
Employment 2023-07-19 10:32 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A former chef of catering company Peter Rowland Group has lost her fight for gender pay equality, with the Fair Work Commission accepting the merits of her claim but ruling the legislation that covers equal pay can apply only to current employees.
$6M suit over Latitude trampoline park share sale thrown out
Bridget Slocum 2023-07-18 5:21 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A Chinese businessman behind the Latitude indoor trampoline park chain has failed in a lawsuit against his Australian co-investor, after claiming a share sale agreement between the two was breached when his partner decided to sell the business to competitor Bounce. 
Court approves $26M settlement in Scenic Tours class action
Class Actions 2023-07-14 9:53 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A court has approved a $26 million settlement in the long-running class action against cruise operator Scenic Tours, with $7 million earmarked for litigation funder Legal Justice.
Political reporter Peter van Onselen breached agreement with Ten, court says
Andrew Gotting 2023-07-14 12:56 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A court has found that former Network Ten political editor Peter van Onselen breached a non-disparagement clause in an agreement with the broadcaster by criticising his old employer in an article penned for the The Australian.
Residents near Graincorp factory can convert case to class action
Agriculture 2023-07-13 10:32 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A court has found that residents living near an allegedly loud and foul-smelling Graincorp oilseed factory in rural Victoria can band together to bring a class action suit.
Retired law firm partner loses battle with ATO over final payments
Appeals 2023-07-13 4:18 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A former law firm partner has lost his scrap with the Australian Taxation Office over exit payments he received on retirement, with a court ruling his $180,000 payout could not be offset against repayments made to the partnership's capital account. 
Age pension does not discriminate against Indigenous Australians, Full Court says
Australian Government Solicitor 2023-07-12 12:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney
The Full Court has rejected class action claims that the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy.
‘Commercial nonsense’ ruling shot down in AMP lease dispute
Christopher Burch 2023-07-11 10:16 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
Willis Australia has won an appeal against its landlord, AMP Capital, with a court ruling the insurance broker is entitled to withdraw notice it gave in December 2019 to renew its office lease. 
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart can’t fight use of arbitration docs as trial in family feud begins
Appeals 2023-07-10 3:44 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
Hancock Prospecting can't challenge an order that documents produced in arbitration are fair game, as the mining company's chief, Gina Rinehart, battles her children in a trial over ownership of a valuable tenement set to start Monday.
Solicitor loses argument that costs assessors can’t get do-over
Business of Law 2023-07-10 5:15 pm By Gareth Baker Sydney
A Sydney solicitor has lost a 10-year-old dispute with a former client over fees, after unsuccessfully claiming a cost assessor’s conduct in issuing multiple preliminary cost certificates ran afoul of the Legal Profession Act.