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The judge’s ruling is an important signal to unions in pursuing other employers who may breach the Fair Work Act.
Class actions are a growing trend in the ways consumers access justice. That’s important, as many avenues for consumer protection are too difficult for individuals to pursue.
Overworking junior doctors has been normalised for decades. And we all suffer.
The High Court has found that consumers can be protected even if they haven’t fully read their terms and even if they were outside of Australia when they accepted them.
Two First Nations Elders will argue in court the Australian government has a duty to cut greenhouse gas emissions to ensure their homeland and people are protected.
The combination of community activism, journalistic investigation, political scrutiny and the legal aid system has ultimately provided a remedy to the victims.
The court narrowly ruled that employees who sign arbitration agreements can’t bring class action suits over unpaid wages.
A recent ban on charges for paying by credit or debit card could open the door to legal action for surplus fees paid in the past.
The failure to regulate litigation funders is becoming more problematic. This is because more funders, particularly from overseas, are entering the Australian market.
The failed Great Southern class action, which saw lawyers receive substantially more compensation than victims, could be seen as making the case for contingency fees. The Productivity Commission recently…
Shareholder class actions have become a prominent aspect of the Australian litigation landscape, with suits against blue chip Australian corporations such as Centro, NAB and Telstra. But what do shareholder…
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