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‘High end of careless’: Wilsons Advisory pays $550,000 for market integrity rules breach
ASIC 2023-02-03 11:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking has paid a $548,328 penalty after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found its reported Trade With Price Improvement products did not offer price improvement.

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Atanaskovic Hartnell, founding partner must pay $185,000 to former manager
Atanaskovic Hartnell 2023-02-03 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell and founding partner John Atanaskovic have been ordered to pay penalties of $184,680 to a former general manager, on top of a previous $160,000 judgment for engaging in what a judge said was a campaign to “abuse, belittle and victimise” the woman.

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Flight attendant unfairly sacked from billionaire Paul Lederer’s private plane: FWC
Aviation 2023-02-03 11:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A business owned by billionaire and soccer team owner Paul Lederer unfairly dismissed a flight attendant who worked on his private jet because she refused to change hotels during a stopover, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Pelvic mesh applicant wants Shine’s former class action head to keep case
Boston Scientific 2023-02-03 5:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The applicant in a Shine Lawyers-run class action against Boston Scientific over alleged defective pelvic mesh wants to switch legal representation, taking her business to Shine’s former class actions head, who recently parted ways with the firm to launch her own boutique.

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Law firms get time to hash out deal as Jaguar Land Rover hit with second class action
Article 2023-02-03 4:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A second class action has been brought against Jaguar Land Rover over alleged defective diesel filters in its vehicles, and the law firms running the two cases have been given until the end of the month to reach a deal to avoid a court showdown.

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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action defeats state’s bid for stay
Adam Hochroth 2023-02-03 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has staved off the state of Victoria’s bid for a stay pending a criminal action against the Department of Health.

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Monique Ryan, chief of staff head to mediation over Fair Work claim
Angel Aleksov 2023-02-03 12:59 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Independent MP Monique Ryan is headed into settlement talks with her chief of staff, Sally Rugg, who has alleged the Commonwealth engaged in hostile conduct when it fired her for refusing to work “unreasonable” hours.

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Crypto class action members ‘wholly unprotected’ by self-repped applicant, Meta says
Class Actions 2023-02-02 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Arguing the interests of the self-represented applicant and group members are in conflict, Meta and Google are urging a court to shut down a class action accusing the digital giants of breaching competition law by banning cryptocurrency ads on their platforms.

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Kanye West faces costs bid in TM stoush amid push to block Aussie visa
Intellectual Property 2023-02-02 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

His antisemitic remarks have lost him a spot on Forbes billionaires’ list, and now the controversy-courting US rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been asked to show he can make good on any costs order in the event he loses his intellectual property case against a small Melbourne restaurant.

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United Petroleum hit with franchisee class action over ‘unprofitable’ Pie Face stores
Class Actions 2023-02-02 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

United Petroleum has been hit with a class action on behalf of franchisees who allege they suffered loss when the petrol giant installed loss-making Pie Face stores at its franchise sites.

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