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Judge OKs $190M stolen wages class action settlement, says funder’s cut fair
Calling it the largest human rights case in Australia's history, a judge has signed off on a $190 million settlement in a class action against the State of Queensland and approved the funder's 20 per cent cut of the proceeds.
APRA puts conditions on CBA unit Avanteos after charging fees to dead clients
CBA subsidiary Avanteos Investments Limited has been hit with extra conditions on its superannuation licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority after it was revealed the investment management firm charged fees to thousands of deceased superannuation members.
On The Run faces potential wage underpayments class action
Petrol station convenience store chain On The Run is facing a possible class action over allegations that it has underpaid employees at over 145 stores throughout South Australia.
Squire Patton Boggs defeats negligence case over $12.5M plant renovation dispute
Engineering firm GR Engineering Services has lost a negligence lawsuit brought against law firm Squire Patton Boggs seeking damages from an alleged breach of contract relating to the $12.5 million refurbishment of a gold processing plant in Davyhurst, Western Australia.
Coles to pay $5.25M to Norco dairy farmers after ACCC investigation
Coles has agreed to pay about $5.25 million to dairy co-operative Norco after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found the supermarket giant failed to pass on the full price rise it charged consumers for Coles-branded fresh milk as it promised to do.
Israel Folau settles dispute with Rugby Australia over dismissal 
Former Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has settled his lawsuit against Rugby Australia and NSW Rugby alleging his $5.7 million contract was unfairly terminated over homophobic social media posts.
160-year-old IP boutique Watermark to hang up its hat
IP boutique Griffith Hack will soon have around 80 practicing lawyers when it absorbs Australia's oldest specialist intellectual property firm Watermark next year.
Google’s Fitbit buy creates ‘uncertain world’ for consumers, ACCC says
Google's promise to shield users' health data after its planned $3 billion acquisition of fitness tech company Fitbit should be taken with a grain of salt, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said Tuesday.
Garmin settles misuse of market power case by largest Australian supplier
Garmin has reached a settlement in a competition case brought by its former exclusive Australian distributor alleging the GPS technology giant misused its market power after the supplier refused to give up its five best customers.