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FWC refuses O’Dwyer’s referral bid over allegedly discriminatory MFB deal
Employment 2019-03-28 10:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The Fair Work Commission has dismissed an application by Jobs Minister Kelly O'Dwyer for review by the Full Federal Court of a decision approving an enterprise agreement covering Metropolitan Fire Brigade firefighters that she argues indirectly discriminates against female firefighters.
MWL files derivative suit against Focus Financial
Corporate 2019-03-28 10:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Majority shareholders in MWL Financial have filed a derivative suit against US-based Focus Financial Partners over a soured acquisition.
Education Department got bad advice from Clayton Utz, court told
Allens 2019-03-28 8:57 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Clayton Utz's advice to the Department of Education that it could supply details to the ACCC about documents seized in an Australian Federal Police raid of Phoenix Institute of Australia's offices was incorrect, the collapsed educational company told the court as it flagged a possible application to shut down the consumer watchdog's case.
Construction giant Hutchinson takes ACCC to court over ‘invalid’ notice to produce
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-28 4:43 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Private construction company Hutchinson Builders has brought legal action against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, seeking to quash what it says is an invalid notice to produce documents to the regulator, which has vowed to bring cases against the construction industry this year.
Xenith takeover battle to heat up after regulator signs off on IPH bid
Baker McKenzie 2019-03-28 1:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
The battle to acquire IP services company Xenith IP Group is set to intensify after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission blessed a hostile offer by IPH Limited.
STA Travel accused of misleading customers with hidden fees
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-28 11:47 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Student and youth travel agency STA Travel is facing a lawsuit by the ACCC for allegedly misleading customers by charging $1 million in hidden fees and commissions through an airfare add-on.
Fair Work Ombudsman ‘overreacted’ in wage case against Transpetrol, judge says
Employment 2019-03-27 9:30 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge has told off the Fair Work Ombudsman for seeking penalties of up to $94,000 in a case alleging Norwegian shipping company Transpetrol underpaid seafarers more than $255,000 in wages, saying she "overreacted".
Thiess, 85-year-old woman liable in Parkerville bushfire class action
Class Actions 2019-03-27 9:13 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A 2014 bushfire sparked by a termite-infested electrical pole that destroyed 57 homes was the fault of sub-contractor Thiess Services and the owner of the land on which the pole sat, a court has found.
Class action applicant can join landmark WorkPac appeal
Adero Law 2019-03-27 4:47 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The lead applicant in an $84 million class action against labour hire company WorkPac has been given the green light to intervene in an appeal that will clarify the definition of casual work for Australian employers.
Reckitt using court to beat competitors, AFT tells judge in spat over Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-27 3:26 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
AFT Pharmaceuticals has accused rival Reckitt Benckiser of using the court as a "clearance house" to beat its competitors, the latest development in a long-running dispute over AFT's Maxigesic ads.