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Appco appeals ruling in $85M ‘sham’ contracting class action
Leading fundraising company Appco Australia Group is challenging a judge's decision to let a $85 million wage case move forward as a class action.
Marketing firms face multimillion dollar wage theft class actions
In the wake of a major ruling approving a wage class action against fundraiser Appco, more "sham" contracting suits were launched Monday, this time against two international direct marketing companies.
Unlockd and loaded: A startup takes on Google
Unlockd’s case against Google is the first action in Australia to test a revamped law prohibiting misuse of market power, and one of the first private cases in the world to challenge Google's dominance in court. For both sides, the stakes couldn't be higher.
CFMEU appeals ‘flawed’ $2.5M penalty over strike
A ruling imposing a record $2.5 million fine against the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union had "fundamental flaws", a lawyer for the union told the Full Federal Court Thursday.
Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to fight AWU subpoena in raids case
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash vowed Thursday to challenge a subpoena ordered by the Federal Court to appear as a witness in a case over last year's raids on the offices of the Australian Workers' Union.
Optus prevails in Telstra suit over ‘Empires End’ ad
A judge has lifted an injunction against an Optus ad campaign after ruling that Telstra failed to make its case that the 'Empires End' campaign was misleading or deceptive.
Tractor maker Agrison named in bushfire class action
Tractor company Agrison has been added as a defendant in a class action brought by victims of the 2015 bushfire near Ballarat that ripped through 4,000 hectares and destroyed 12 homes.
Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.
Actavis, AstraZeneca resolve Crestor patent battle
Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.
Clive Palmer’s assets frozen by Queensland court
The Queensland Supreme Court has frozen more than $200 million in personal assets of mining tycoon and former MP Clive Palmer, in a case brought by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel.