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Banks pay attention in class (actions) part 3

Welcome to the third of a 3 part series on bank class actions. Over the past few years a number of class actions have been brought against banks by customers cl […]

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FIFA’s house of cards starts to fall

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged FIFA officials and executives for crimes, including fraud, conspiracy and racketeering offences. Th […]

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Banks pay attention in class (actions) part 2

Welcome to the second of a 3 part series on bank class actions. Over the past few years a number of class actions have been brought against banks by customers c […]

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Banks pay attention in class (actions) part 1

Welcome to the first of a 3 part series on bank class actions. Over the past few years several class actions have been brought against banks by customers claimi […]

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WADA appeals AFL decision

Acronyms-a-plenty, so make notes if you need to: Australian Football League (AFL) Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority (ASADA) Court of Arbitration […]

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Controversial Facebook case still in the balance

A landmark decision was handed down in Northern Ireland with the High Court in Belfast deciding to award damages against social media giant Facebook. The cas […]

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Mayday mayday, HR policy overboard

In the decision of Romero v Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd (22 December 2014), the Full Court of the Federal Court held that an employer breached a c […]

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ACCC’s pursuit of unconscionable claims

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) recently developed a strategy of targeting businesses engaging in unconscionable conduct in contra […]

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Twitter is a high stakes game

Twitter is used as a marketing tool by many businesses. Although twitter can be used with great success to reach consumers, it is not immune from misuse and con […]

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Shhhh… it’s a (trade) secret

Most employees are privy to confidential information during the course of their employment. Employers usually include provisions in employment contracts prohibi […]

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