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CFMMEU abused safety officer at Qube work site, ABCC says in new action
Construction 2019-03-04 7:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Building and Construction Commission has brought a new lawsuit against the CFMMEU, alleging the union organised unlawful industrial action and verbally abused a health and safety advisor at a Queensland building site.
ACCC probes $231M sale of Origin Energy’s Ironbark project to APLNG
Clayton Utz 2019-03-04 2:03 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The Australian Competititon and Consumer Commission is investigating the proposed $231 million acquisition of Origin Energy's Ironbark gas project in Queensland to Australia Pacific LNG.
Auto electronics maker Redarc puts brakes on patent infringement case against B8
Intellectual Property 2019-03-04 12:19 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Auto electronics maker B8 Systems has settled a patent suit brought by rival Redarc Group and has agreed to stop selling its allegedly infringing vehicle brake controller in Australia.
ABC settles Michelle Guthrie’s unfair dismissal case
Ashurst 2019-03-01 9:53 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The ABC has reached a settlement with ousted managing director Michelle Guthrie in her suit accusing the national broadcaster of unfairly sacking her.
KPMG lures top-flight laterals for growing law team
Clayton Utz 2019-03-01 9:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
KPMG has snagged heavy-hitters from Norton Rose Fulbright, Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills for its growing legal services team, adding strength to its financial services regulation, technology and telecom transactions, and government offerings.
Common fund rulings a boon for class action litigation funders, experts say
Allens 2019-03-01 9:37 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Two rulings Friday keeping alive the common fund order are a ringing endorsement by the courts of the important role that litigation funders play in class actions, experts say, and have paved the way for more funded post-Hayne consumer litigation against banks and other financial services firms this year.
Piper Alderman heads to mediation in dispute with female partner accused of bullying
Business of Law 2019-03-01 9:16 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A senior female partner at Piper Alderman will go into mediation this week with representatives of the firm's partnership to try to resolve her sex discrimination lawsuit, which alleges a group of equity partners have used baseless complaints of bullying to try to push her out.
Judges have the power to issue common fund orders, appeals courts rule
Allens 2019-03-01 8:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Common fund orders in class actions are legal and not unconstitutional, six judges found Friday after a history-making joint sitting of two appeals courts.
TPG, Vodafone drag feet on ACCC’s information request
Article 2019-03-01 7:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suspended its timeline for announcing whether it will bless the proposed $15 billion merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, saying the parties have still not complied with its requests for information.
GetSwift weighs bid to toss law firm from ASIC action
Class Actions 2019-03-01 1:21 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
GetSwift has warned it may seek an injunction blocking Johnson Winter & Slattery from acting as instructing lawyers to the corporate cop in its enforcement action against the logistics company, saying the firm provided advisory work for it last year.