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ANZ accuses ACCC of ‘heavying’ cartel witnesses from JPMorgan
ACCC 2020-07-22 9:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

ANZ Banking Group has slammed a decision by the ACCC to escalate concerns that one of its key cartel witnesses was not being “full and frank”, claiming this was a way to put pressure on the witness and bring his evidence into line.

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CBA unit admits to misleading calls in ASIC case over MySuper accounts
ASIC 2020-07-22 4:13 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Commonwealth Bank’s wealth management unit Colonial First State has admitted misleading conduct in certain calls to superannuation members, but has otherwise denied claims by the corporate watchdog that it misled over 12,000 fund members during the transition to MySuper accounts.

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Uber fails in second bid to put brakes on taxi driver class action
Appeals 2020-07-22 3:42 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Uber has lost its latest challenge to a landmark class action that alleges the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states, with an appeals court dismissing arguments the case failed to properly allege an intent to harm.

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Ashurst partner hit with indemnity costs in Point Piper property feud
Ashurst 2020-07-22 10:26 am By Christine Caulfield

An Ashurst partner in a long-running stoush with his former Family Court judge neighbour over a property in the harbourfront Sydney suburb of Point Piper has been hit with indemnity costs for “unreasonably” pushing his case.

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‘Not a single note’: ACCC accused of avoiding disclosure in ANZ cartel case
ACCC 2020-07-21 11:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ACCC’s investigatory techniques have come under fire during a hearing over an alleged criminal cartel agreement between ANZ and two investment banks, with a barrister for one of the banks suggesting investigators from the regulator deliberately did not take notes during hundreds of days of witness interviews to avoid disclosure.

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Judge slams opt out notice, ‘disturbing’ funder letter in Suncorp class action
Chris McMeniman 2020-07-21 10:40 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge overseeing a class action against Suncorp over alleged conflicted remuneration has questioned a proposed opt out notice telling group members they should sign up with the funder backing the case or it might not proceed.

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Woolworths denies class action claims as underpayments blow out to $390M
Adero Law 2020-07-21 6:08 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Despite admitting that it underpaid workers to the tune of $390 million, supermarket giant Woolworths has denied underpayment claims levelled against it in a class action brought by disgruntled current and former staff.

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Ardent Leisure hit with charges over Dreamworld deaths
Class Actions 2020-07-21 12:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ardent Leisure, which operates the Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, has been hit with three charges over four deaths that occurred at the theme park in 2016 following a ride malfunction.

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IP Australia appeals loss in Aristocrat gaming methods patent case
Appeals 2020-07-21 10:41 am By Cat Fredenburgh

IP Australia has appealed a judge’s decision to allow four Aristocrat gaming patents to proceed to grant, hoping for another victory after winning two high stakes challenges to software patents before the Full Federal Court.

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HWL Ebsworth’s Sydney partners still working from the office
Article 2020-07-20 11:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak linked to its Melbourne headquarters is still expecting its Sydney partners to work from the office despite warnings from NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian that the state had reached a “critical point”.

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