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Celebrity chef George Calombaris back-pays $7.8 million to underpaid staff
The Melbourne restaurant group founded by celebrity chef George Calombaris has back-paid $7.8 million to more than 500 workers, after a Fair Work investigation uncovered significant staff underpayments.
Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to "quite significant deficiencies" in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.
Ban on Instagram selfie with Kylie Jenner would intrude on ‘personal freedom’, judge says
A judge has refused to order the removal of a selfie photograph with model Kylie Jenner from the personal Instagram account of the former CEO of a trendy Australian sunglasses retailer, saying such an injunction would intrude on her “personal freedom”.
Aged care provider Estia Health hit with shareholder class action
Residential aged care provider Estia Health says it will “vigorously defend” a class action filed by Phi Finney McDonald on behalf of shareholders who allege the company failed to disclose serious commercial difficulties with its acquisition strategy.
Claims of stolen docs at heart of new suit against Pfizer over vaccine patent
Merck Sharp & Dohme has claimed ownership of a Pfizer patent related to the blockbuster Prevnar 13 vaccine, after a doctor who moved between the pharmaceutical companies and is listed as an author on the patent allegedly accessed confidential Merck documents before jumping ship to Pfizer.
Subpoena not a ‘garden party invitation’: judge in pelvic mesh class action warns doctor groups
A judge overseeing the pelvic mesh class action against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon has questioned why three doctor's professional bodies tried to negotiate court orders requiring them to hand over their member lists, agreeing the supboena was "not a garden party invitation".
IOOF CFO slams disqualification case as ‘egregious’ example of impulsive enforcement
Lawyers for IOOF chief financial officer David Coulter have dismissed APRA’s allegations that he breached his superannuation duties as commercially “naïve”, “absolutely desperate” and a "most egregious example” of impulsive regulatory enforcement action.
Judge wants contradictor’s view on Sydney light rail common fund
The judge overseeing the Sydney light rail class action has ordered that a contradictor be appointed to weigh in on a proposed common fund order, which includes a 25 per cent commission for the funder that is backing the case.
Norton Rose loses bid for summary dismissal of sex discrimination case
A former Norton Rose Fulbright manager who accused employees of the global law firm of bullying her and suggesting “wives were supposed to stay in the kitchen” has narrowly avoided having her Fair Work claim struck out for being “vague, ambiguous and unintelligible”.
Geoffrey Rush briefs new top silk to fight Nationwide defamation appeal
Actor Geoffrey Rush is pulling out all the stops in his bid to uphold his record $2.9 million defamation judgment against Daily Telegraph publisher Nationwide News, briefing a prominent Sydney barrister to lead his case against the appeal.