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Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-07 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the telco contractor filed an “urgent” bid to ringfence capital raisings from the $20 million payout.

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ASIC wins guilty plea from investor who posted about ‘fun and games’ of market manipulation
ASIC 2022-06-07 4:44 pm By Harry Thomas

A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat and mouse of the stock market” has pleaded guilty to market manipulation.

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Law firm investigates class action over NDIS data breach
Centennial Lawyers 2022-06-07 5:22 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a recent breach which left the personal information of thousands of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme exposed.

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IP boutique claims doc destruction in client poaching case
Barry Nilsson Lawyers 2022-06-07 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews

An IP boutique in a lawsuit against two former lawyers who left to launch a rival firm has alleged documents it sought from the pair had been destroyed or deleted.

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Nuix says ex-CEO’s claim off by $140M, but Macquarie director must front court to explain
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-06-06 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Nuix director appointed by Macquarie Bank must give evidence in person as the embattled tech company argues a claim brought by its former CEO is off by $140 million.

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BSA wants to ringfence capital raisings from $20M class action settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-06 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

Telco contractor BSA has sued for declarations that cash raised from its 2022 prospectus cannot go towards a $20 million settlement reached with group members in a Shine Lawyers-led class action accusing the company of misclassifying its workforce of technicians as independent contractors.

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Google must pay $715,000 to Barilaro over YouTube videos, may face contempt charge
Ashurst 2022-06-06 11:27 am By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered that Google pay $715,000 to former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro over a “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory campaign” by YouTube commentator Jordan Shanks that the tech giant “did nothing” to stop.

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Claims against Macquarie Leasing dropped in ANZ flex commissions class action
ANZ 2022-06-06 12:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Macquarie Leasing has been let off the hook in a class action alleging that a flex commissions scheme by ANZ’s former car finance business encouraged dealers to set car loan rates far in excess of base rates in exchange for large kickbacks.

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Social justice law firm sued by solicitor claiming $185,000 in wages
Contracts 2022-06-06 9:16 pm By Sam Matthews

A solicitor who says she wasn’t paid for three years before her termination is suing her former employer — a “community-oriented” Sydney law firm — for over $185,000 in unpaid wages and other entitlements.

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Allens lures employment partner from MinterEllison
Allens 2022-06-06 10:24 pm By Harry Thomas

Big six firm Allens has bolstered the ranks of its employment and safety practice with the recruitment of partner Samantha Betzien from MinterEllison.

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