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With no funder, Colonial class action members better off by up to $12M, court finds
Adam Hochroth 2023-05-16 4:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Customers of wealth manager Colonial First State were $10 million to $12 million better off without a litigation funder in a class action over the slow transfer of accounts to low cost MySuper funds, a judge has found.

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More law firms ready class actions over Downer’s $40M earnings overstatement
Class Actions 2023-05-15 3:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

More class action law firms have pounced on Downer EDI’s “accounting irregularities” that led to the company overstating profits by up to $40 million.

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OAIC to investigate group proceeding against Medibank
Class Actions 2023-05-12 9:45 am By Christine Caulfield

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will proceed with an investigation of a class action-style complaint brought by Maurice Blackburn over Medibank’s data breach.

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Art school resolves former dean’s dismissal-by-Instagram case
Article 2023-05-11 4:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former dean of a Melbourne art school has resolved her case alleging she was unfairly sacked via Instagram direct message while on annual leave.

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High Court win for Qantas in outsourcing appeal would create ‘whack-a-mole’ legal right, TWU says
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

If Qantas triumphs in its High Court appeal of a ruling that found it violated the Fair Work Act when it outsourced ground crew at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it would create a “whack-a-mole” legal right to terminate disadvantaged people, the Transport Workers Union has argued.

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Sally Rugg settles suit against MP Monique Ryan
Angel Aleksov 2023-05-08 11:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Independent Monique Ryan’s ex-chief of staff Sally Rugg has reportedly settled her Fair Work case against her former employer and the Commonwealth for $100,000, in what was billed as a test case for determining reasonable overtime.

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Downer EDI hit with second shareholder class action over accounting irregularities
Class Actions 2023-05-05 4:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.

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Albanese’s cuts to crossbench staff breached Fair Work Act, staffer Sally Rugg says
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer 2023-04-24 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Prime minister Anthony Albanese breached workplace law by cutting the number of staff allocated to cross-benchers from four to one, according to new court documents in a lawsuit by Independent Monique Ryan’s chief of staff.

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Hino hit with second class action over emissions cheating
Automotive 2023-04-19 10:09 pm By Sam Matthews

Toyota unit Hino has been hit with a second class action alleging it misrepresented the fuel efficiency and emissions performance of certain diesel vehicles for nearly twenty years.

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Female partner drops sex discrimination case against ISG
Employment 2023-04-14 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A sex discrimination case by the only female partner at global tech research company Information Services Group has been discontinued after a judge panned the “ludicrous” number of witnesses expected to give evidence.

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