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Home builder admits to unfair clause banning bad reviews by customers
ACCC 2022-12-13 5:11 pm By Sam Matthews

Property developer Fowler Homes has admitted that its standard contract included an unfair non-disparagement clause preventing customers from publishing negative reviews or other feedback without the company’s permission.

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Banksia judge rejects recusal push by senior barrister’s wife
Class Actions 2022-12-12 4:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan can’t get a new judge to hear their battle against a third-party costs summons that would make them jointly liable for a $21.5 million judgment for investors in a class action over Banksia Securities’ collapse.

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Barrister was scared to return to chambers after Nine’s ‘cavoodle caper’, court told
Bird & Bird 2022-12-12 9:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney barrister was embarrassed and afraid to return to chambers following Channel Nine’s allegedly defamatory coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle, a court has heard.

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Bellamy’s sued by former CEO for alleged sex discrimination
Employment 2022-12-12 8:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief executive officer of baby food producer Bellamy’s Organic has sued her former employer for over $400,000, claiming it discriminated against her by offering a salary that was one-third of what her male predecessor earned.

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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action fights state’s bid for stay
Adam Hochroth 2022-12-12 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has fought back against the state of Victoria’s bid to push the case off until a criminal action against the state’s Department of Health has been heard.

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Former Statewide Super execs charged with dishonesty offences
ASIC 2022-12-12 2:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former chief financial officer and chief risk officer of South Australian industry super fund Statewide Superannuation have been hit with criminal charges related to the procurement of services from financial services platform Cosight.

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Cladding supplier fights to keep class action from accessing sales figures
Class Actions 2022-12-12 1:56 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian supplier of alleged combustible cladding is opposing a class action applicant’s bid for information ahead of settlement talks on the quantity of cladding sold in the country between 2009 and 2019.

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Police strip-search action faces de-classing bid by NSW government
Class Actions 2022-12-12 12:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government will move to de-class a representative proceeding over police strip searches at 50 music festivals, after a judge cast doubt on whether the case should be run as a class action.

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Dan Murphy’s owner stumbles in bid for Darwin pub
ACCC 2022-12-12 2:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised preliminary competition concerns about Endeavour Group’s proposed acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin, saying it could stymie competition in the local market for takeaway liquor.

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Google defeats ACCC case over data collection
ACCC 2022-12-09 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The ACCC has lost proceedings accusing Google of duping millions of Australians into agreeing to expand the scope of personal information the tech giant could collect and combine for use in targeted advertising. 

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