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Boston Scientific to pay $105M in class action over pelvic mesh devices
Boston Scientific 2022-07-13 1:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company’s pelvic mesh or sling products.

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Class action over COVID-19 jab mandate ‘legally misconceived’, judge says
Class Actions 2022-07-13 5:47 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has dismissed a proceeding against the New South Wales government over a mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying the applicant’s constitutional case was “legally misconceived and must be rejected.”

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Bank of Queensland hit with first-ever penalty for Consumer Data Right breaches
ACCC 2022-07-13 2:11 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Bank of Queensland is the first bank to be caught for alleged breaches under the new Consumer Data Right scheme, paying a $133,200 penalty.

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Judge asked by appeals court to explain damages in trade secrets spat
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-07-13 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has returned a case to a judge it said did not give sufficient reasons for awarding damages in a case brought by flooring company Evagroup against a sales manager who left to launch a competing business.

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Judge questions if Tiwi Islanders disqualified from challenging Santos drill plan
Allens 2022-07-13 10:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has questioned whether Tiwi Islanders’ delay in filing an application to stop Santos from beginning drilling on an offshore gas project this month may have doomed the bid.

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Red Telecom hit with $450,000 penalty for failing to pay customers
ACMA 2022-07-13 3:30 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has ordered a defunct telecommunications company to pay $450,000 in penalties for flouting orders requiring it to pay out over $63,000 to its customers.

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ASIC seeks $15M penalty against GetSwift after ‘unprecedented’ offshore move
Alan Shearer 2022-07-12 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

ASIC has called for a $15 million penalty against GetSwift and 12-year bans against its directors, who moved the logistics company overseas as the regulator’s enforcement action was on foot, a move the court on Tuesday said was “unprecedented”.

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Investment manager for Kahlbetzer family sacked after pregnancy announcement: lawsuit
Contracts 2022-07-12 4:41 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

An investment consultant at Kahlbetzer family investment vehicle Twynam Investments has filed a lawsuit alleging she was sacked over the phone a month after telling the company she was planning for a baby.

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Bunnings, Kmart face investigation over use of facial recognition technology
Kmart 2022-07-12 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Retail giants Bunnings and Kmart are facing an investigation by the country’s privacy regulator for using facial recognition technology in their stores.

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Noumi fires back at Deloitte cross-claims in class action over $590M write-down
Accounting 2022-07-12 7:42 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

In the latest round of finger-pointing in a consolidated shareholder class action against Noumi, formerly Freedom Foods, the food company has taken aim at Deloitte’s claims that it gave the accounting firm misleading information.

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