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CBA deserves max penalty for $16.4M in underpayments, court told
Australian Government Solicitor 2023-09-12 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

CBA should pay a penalty of $12.8 million — close to the maximum penalty the court can impose on the bank — for underpaying its staff to the tune of $16.4 million, a judge has heard.

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Swift Networks cops $1.2M penalty for rigging bids
ACCC 2023-09-07 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Telco Swift Networks has been hit with a $1.2 million penalty for bid rigging and price fixing in the tender process for supplying IT and communications equipment for three Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals mining projects in WA’s Pilbara region.

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Takata airbags class action against Volkswagen fails again
Appeals 2023-09-05 10:41 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Volkswagen over allegedly deadly Takata airbags has failed a second time after an appeals court found “a merely speculative” risk of rupture was not enough to find the vehicles unacceptable.

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CBA to backpay staff $3M to settle rest break lawsuit
CBA 2023-08-23 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has agreed to backpay thousands of branch staff $3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it failed to provide employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years.

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Novartis can’t have separate trial on blood pressure drug invalidity claim
Ashurst 2023-08-18 10:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor’s claim that its patent for a blood pressure drug is invalid decided ahead of a main trial where the Swiss pharmaceutical giant will allege the generic drug maker is threatening to infringe its patent. 

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ASIC loses appeal in CBA conflicted remuneration case
Anna Wilson 2023-08-17 10:32 am By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC has lost its challenge to findings that a revenue sharing arrangement between the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and former subsidiary Colonial First State Investments did not breach conflicted remuneration provisions of the Corporations Act.

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Junior doctors win first underpayments class action
Class Actions 2023-08-11 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Junior doctors have notched an important victory in a class action alleging Peninsula Health failed to pay overtime hours, with a judge finding the healthcare provider liable to pay for overtime that was not expressly authorised.

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Deloitte’s $2.5M bill in CBA class action holds up settlement approval
CBA 2023-08-04 2:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge asked to approve a $50 million settlement in a consumer credit insurance class action against the Commonwealth Bank has questioned a $2.5 million deduction for professional services firm Deloitte.

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Pelvic mesh law firm can’t recover $32M in interest on loan to fund class action
Alec Leopold 2023-08-03 11:22 am By Cindy Cameronne

Shine Lawyers has lost its bid to recover $32 million in interest on a loan it took out to run two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson, with a judge finding it would make a “marginal settlement less than reasonable”.

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