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Streem gets licence extension in dispute with Copyright Agency
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2018-07-05 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Media monitoring company Streem has been granted interim relief in its dispute with the Copyright Agency Limited over the terms of an agreement to sublicence news content from leading publishers, including News Corp, Fairfax Media, and Bauer Media. 
Butcher wins $585,000 from employer over workplace assault
Agriculture 2018-07-05 11:24 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney
National wholesale butcher Top Cut Foods has been ordered to pay almost $585,000 after a judge found its negligence led to a workplace assault which gave one of its employees PTSD.
Sydney exec fights extradition to US over Iran weapons embargo violations
White Collar 2018-07-04 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh
A Sydney executive is fighting plans to extradite him to the US to face charges that he supplied military technology to Iran in violation of a weapons embargo.
Class seeks to slash Quinn Emanuel, Vannin’s fees by millions
Article 2018-07-04 10:52 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The lead applicant in a resolved class action against Bank of Queensland has argued law firm Quinn Emanuel and litigation funder Vannin Capital should have their costs slashed by millions of dollars, saying their fees left little of the settlement for group members.
Firms abandon planned class actions against Retail Food Group
Bannister Law 2018-07-04 9:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
Law firm Maurice Blackburn has dropped plans for a class action against Retail Food Group alleging the franchisor misled shareholders about the long-term viability of its business model.
Judge tosses sailor class action over Navy’s broken promise
Class Actions 2018-07-04 4:20 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
A judge has dismissed a proposed class action against the Commonwealth of Australia alleging it breached a contract to train enlisted Navy sailors to earn engineering degrees, ruling the contract void.
Slater & Gordon to file class action against Brambles
Class Actions 2018-07-04 2:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
A shareholder class action will be filed against Brambles now that IMF Bentham has agreed to unconditionally fund the case over alleged misstatements related to the logistics company's 2017 financial year sales and revenue forecasts.
‘Offensive’ Instagram post a valid reason for firing hospital worker, FWC says
Employment 2018-07-03 11:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Fair Work Commission has thrown out an unfair dismissal case by a Sydney-based hospital employee who was fired after an unsolicited and "highly offensive" Instagram message to a young nurse.
Toll can’t escape worker’s second case over right to convert to full-time
Employment 2018-07-03 10:23 pm By Miklos Bolza
Toll Transport has lost a bid to dismiss a second proceeding brought against it by a freight handler who last year won the right to convert from a casual to a full-time position in a precedent setting ruling.
Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Allens 2018-07-03 10:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company's "Footbit" and "Headbit" trade marks.