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Judge baulks at funder’s 70% commission for case over NewSat collapse
Allen & Overy 2022-04-19 3:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NewSat investor Rockgold Holdings has lost its bid to appoint a special purpose liquidator to run a lawsuit against eight major banks after a judge found its proposed 70 per cent funding fee “wholly disproportionate”.

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Telstra hits back at Queensland silk who lost phone numbers in NBN transfer
Anthony Morris 2022-04-08 3:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telstra has denied that it is liable to compensate a Queensland barrister who lost his phone numbers in an NBN transfer, arguing that it was the silk’s decision to terminate his contract with the company.

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SingTel can’t salvage $190,000 in transfer pricing deductions on $14.2B Optus buy
ATO 2022-03-24 4:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

SingTel has been blocked from making $190,000 in tax deductions after the Australian Taxation Office won its Federal Court case against the Singaporean teleco over transfer pricing benefits related to the $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.

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Electronics giant Uniden faces court fight over design of latest radio
Angus Lang 2022-03-17 4:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Japan’s Uniden has been hit with an intellectual property lawsuit by Australia’s only CB radio manufacturer, which alleges the upcoming launch by the wireless communications giant of two new products amounts to infringement of its design patent.

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Optus, Foxtel contractor settles ‘sham’ contracting class action
Class Actions 2022-03-09 10:43 am By Christine Caulfield

Teleco contractor BSA has reached an in-principle settlement resolving a class action that accuses the company of misclassifying its workforce of technicians as independent contractors.

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Telstra hit with class action over COVID-19 vaccination policy
Coronavirus 2022-03-04 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telstra has been hit with a class action on behalf of employees who lost their jobs or are in danger of being terminated for failing to comply with a requirement that they be vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Silk loses phone numbers in NBN switch, sues Telstra
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-03-04 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior barrister has brought court action against Telstra alleging the teleco engaged in fraud and misleading and deceptive conduct when its customer service staff promised he could retain his chambers’ phone numbers when switching to the NBN.

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Telstra liable for ‘catastrophic’ crashes in ProLearn’s faulty telemarketing system
Andrew Kirby 2022-01-24 1:21 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Telstra is partially liable for a $2.6 million telecommunications bungle that “caused several catastrophic crashes” and slashed the calling capacity of a Melbourne-based telemarketing business by more than 60 per cent.

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Telstra sued over ‘sickening’ harassment by employee who stole confidential info
Employment 2022-01-17 1:23 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Telstra is liable for the “sickening” conduct of a former employee who accessed confidential contact information to launch a four-year campaign of sexual harassment against his next-door neighbours, a new lawsuit alleges.

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Verizon sues Melbourne store for trade mark infringement
Intellectual Property 2022-01-12 12:12 pm By Bianca Hrovat

US-based telecommunications giant Verizon has sued a Melbourne company for allegedly violating its ‘Verizon’ trade marks by registered a business with the same name.

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