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United Petroleum unit appeals loss against Allianz over fire coverage
Appeals 2018-12-17 11:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Queensland ethanol refinery owned by United Petroleum has appealed a judge’s ruling that insurer Allianz Australia did not have to provide coverage for damage resulting from a 2016 fire.

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Court approves $6.7M settlement in MacMahon class action
ACA Lawyers 2018-12-12 4:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has signed off on a $6.7 million settlement in a shareholder class action against mining firm MacMahon Holdings that will see group members get $2.4 million, or 35 per cent, of the total sum.

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ASIC won’t eavesdrop on ex-Rio Tinto execs’ US depositions
Allen & Overy 2018-12-12 12:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has promised it will stay away from the depositions of two former Rio Tinto executives in proceedings underway in the US, as it pursues a parallel case over allegedly misleading market statements the mining company made about the reserves of a $4 billion coal acquisition.

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Workpac gets slap on the wrist in casual worker case
Employment 2018-12-11 2:45 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Labour hire company Workpac has been fined just $1,650 after a groundbreaking Full Federal Court decision that a casual employee could be eligible for annual leave, with a judge saying the low penalty reflected the lack of clarity in the law.

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Allianz policy exclusion dooms United Petroleum unit’s fire damage claim
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-11-30 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Queensland ethanol refinery, owned by United Petroleum, has lost a dispute with its insurer Allianz Australia over coverage for damage resulting from a 2016 fire.

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MacMahon shareholders to get 36% of $6.7M class action settlement
ACA Lawyers 2018-11-30 10:13 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Shareholders who registered for a class action against mining company MacMahon Holdings will get a $2.4 million cut of a proposed $6.7 million settlement, according to a notice sent to group members ahead of next week’s settlement approval hearing.

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Class action says CoreStaff lured workers to Australia with misleading job offers
Class Actions 2018-11-28 10:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Labour on-hire and recruitment company CoreStaff is facing a class action alleging it violated the consumer laws by luring workers to Australia from Papua New Guinea with the promise of long-term work, only to terminate their employment agreements less than three years after they relocated.

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Engineering firm RCR Tomlinson appoints administrators
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-11-22 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Engineering and infrastructure firm RCR Tomlinson has been put into administration, a few days after being hit with a shareholder class action over $57 million in write-downs on two of its North Queensland solar farms.

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RCR Tomlinson hit with shareholder class action over $57M solar farm loss
Class Actions 2018-11-20 2:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has launched a shareholder class action against engineering and infrastructure firm RCR Tomlinson after “catastrophic” losses caused by $57 million in write-downs on two of the company’s North Queensland solar farms.

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Wind farm co. settles class action over bushfire caused by electrocuted crow
Class Actions 2018-11-14 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Renewable energy company Infigen Energy has agreed to settle a class action over the January 2017 Currandooley bushfire that was sparked by a crow that was electrocuted from a transmission line carrying power from the company’s Woodlawn wind farm near Tarago, New South Wales.

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