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Actor Christie Whelan Browne sues theatre company for alleged sexual harassment
Banki Haddock Fiora 2023-09-12 10:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Actor Christie Whelan Browne has sued the theatre company behind the 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show alleging she was discriminated against and subjected to repeated sexual harassment at the hands of a fellow actor.

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The Kid Laroi loses bid to disqualify manager’s solicitors
Andrew Gotting 2023-09-11 6:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australian singer The Kid Laroi has failed to restrain solicitors who acted for his benefit in negotiating a record deal from representing his former manager in a contractual dispute, with a judge rejecting arguments the lawyers could be seen as “switching sides”. 

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Norovirus class action faces ‘lurking’ stay issue
Class Actions 2023-08-25 11:55 am By Sam Matthews

After surviving multiple strike-out bids, a class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship is still facing a “lurking” issue about a potential stay in relation to the claims of a subset of group members.

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Multiplex sues Star-owned consortium over $2.6B Queen’s Wharf construction
Construction 2023-08-21 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Star Entertainment joint venture has been hit with a lawsuit by the Queensland arm of Multiplex Constructions over alleged costs overruns in the construction for a multi-billion-dollar resort in Brisbane. 

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Norovirus class action defeats Carnival’s latest strike-out bid
Class Actions 2023-08-16 11:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Carnival over norovirus outbreaks on its Sun Princess cruise ship has defeated the cruise operator’s second strike out bid, with a judge saying the failure to identify what exactly went wrong “may not be fatal” to the case.

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$6M suit over Latitude trampoline park share sale thrown out
Bridget Slocum 2023-07-18 5:21 pm By Gareth Baker

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. 

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TEG settles with Rangers in $3M suit over abandoned Sydney tour
Contracts 2023-07-17 4:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live have reached a settlement in a $3 million suit against Scotland’s Rangers Football Club, with the pair announcing a three-year international touring partnership.

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Class action slams Carnival’s ‘bizarre’ bid for law firm’s strategy docs
Carnival 2023-06-29 11:00 pm By Gareth Baker

A Shine Lawyers class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnival’s Sun Princess cruise ship has called an attempt to see documents outlining its strategy for the case “abusive” and “bizarre”, as the cruise operator continues its fight to have the suit struck out. 

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Crown backpays $1.2M to employees wrongly classified as award-free
Crown Resorts 2023-06-23 4:36 pm By Gareth Baker

Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay employees more than $1.2 million, after the company notified the Fair Work Ombudsman that it had underpaid workers at its Melbourne and Perth locations for almost six years. 

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Judge ‘very concerned’ by delay, miscommunication in P&O Cruises cases
Entertainment 2023-06-22 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has expressed her concern over delays in a suite of cases filed against P&O Cruises by holidaymakers who were seriously injured in a fatal bus collision in Vanuatu in 2016.

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