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CFMEU official John Lomax wins AFP payout over blackmail charges
Article 2018-05-21 9:20 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Australian Federal Police has settled a malicious prosecution case brought by former CFMEU organiser John Lomax over blackmail charges against the union official that were dropped just months later.

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Dorevitch Pathology settles union’s Fair Work case over lockout
Article 2018-05-18 12:10 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The union representing Dorevitch Pathology workers has settled a Fair Work case against the lab giant over a lockout notice the company sent to staff ahead of last year’s planned strike over pay.

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BHP faces possible Australian class action over Brazil mine disaster
Article 2018-05-17 10:48 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a potential shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the fatal Samarco disaster in Brazil, which saw the market value of the mining giant plummet by $25 billion.

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ASIC vows to use ‘every inch’ of power to go after corporate violators
Article 2018-05-17 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

ASIC’s newly installed chief on Thursday slammed banks and other financial firms for their “trust deficit” and vowed to deploy “every inch of our powers and tools” to go after violators.

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Telstra wins temporary block on Optus ‘Empires End’ ad
Article 2018-05-16 10:12 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Optus was ordered Wednesday to temporarily pull an ad that Telstra alleges makes a false and damaging claim about the superiority of Optus’ mobile network.

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Blackmail case dropped against CFMEU bosses John Setka, Shaun Reardon
Article 2018-05-16 8:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union bosses John Setka and Shaun Reardon have walked free from court after prosecutors on Wednesday dropped blackmail charges related to the union’s boycott of Boral concrete.

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Aerocare loses Federal Court appeal over workplace agreement
Appeals 2018-05-16 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Full Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by aviation services company Aerocare of a ruling rejecting an enterprise agreement the Transport Workers Union called “substandard”.

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Law firm rivals in bidding war to woo AMP shareholders
Article 2018-05-15 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A bidding war erupted Tuesday among law firms angling to lead a $2 billion shareholder class action against AMP, with Maurice Blackburn announcing a “super deal” and Quinn Emanuel besting that with a funding arrangement to “shake up” the market.

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Fraud case against Shane Heal dropped after star witness no-show
Article 2018-05-14 10:23 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The fraud case against Australian basketball great Shane Heal has been withdrawn after prosecutors’ could not get their US-based star witness to testify in time.

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Judge recuses himself after raising spectre of legal watchdog
Article 2018-05-14 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A Victorian Supreme Court judge has recused himself from proceedings over costs in a construction dispute, after vowing to send transcripts of the case to the state’s legal watchdog.

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