<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>Maurice Blackburn in the news</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au</link><generator>umbraco</generator><description>Maurice Blackburn in the news</description><language>en</language><item><title>Patient advocates test law on human gene patents</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/patient-advocates-test-law-on-human-gene-patents.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/patient-advocates-test-law-on-human-gene-patents.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Companies do not have the right to a patent over human gene sequences and genetic mutations because such biological material is a product of nature, a court has been told.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cancer gene outrage</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/cancer-gene-outrage.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/cancer-gene-outrage.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Court case over whether genes can be patented.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flood insurance</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flood-insurance.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flood-insurance.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ New flood clauses in insurance policies.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Landmark case challenges gene patents</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/landmark-case-challenges-gene-patents.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/landmark-case-challenges-gene-patents.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Federal Court in Sydney is hearing a challenge to the patenting of a gene mutation linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Back to the future with coal-fuelled power</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/back-to-the-future-with-coal-fuelled-power.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/back-to-the-future-with-coal-fuelled-power.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ This week, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal finished hearing submissions from Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) and others opposing a planned new coal-fuelled power plant for the Latrobe Valley.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Travel giant gets sued over bullying allegations</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/travel-giant-gets-sued-over-bullying-allegations.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/travel-giant-gets-sued-over-bullying-allegations.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Senior manager from one of Australia's biggest travel agencies failed to act on allegations of serious bullying - including asking staff to wear a "boob apron" - and victimised a whistleblower, according to a recently filed legal claim.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Seqwater drops dirty tricks allegations</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/seqwater-drops-dirty-tricks-allegations.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/seqwater-drops-dirty-tricks-allegations.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Besieged Wivenhoe Dam operator Seqwater has withdrawn allegations against Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, after claiming their private investigator posed as a flood inquiry official to extract information from dam personnel.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Flood inquiry evidence raises hopes for $1b class action, says Fernvale and Surrounding Communities Action Group</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flood-inquiry-evidence-raises-hopes-for-$1b-class-action,-says-fernvale-and-surrounding-communities-action-group.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/flood-inquiry-evidence-raises-hopes-for-$1b-class-action,-says-fernvale-and-surrounding-communities-action-group.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Flood victims considering a $1 billion-plus class action against the government have been buoyed by evidence heard during the recalled flood inquiry. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bottle shop taking on the banks</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bottle-shop-taking-on-the-banks.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bottle-shop-taking-on-the-banks.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A former bottle shop owner has joined Australia's biggest series of class actions against unfair bank fees.

]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bank fee fightback</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bank-fee-fightback.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bank-fee-fightback.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ We are getting slugged with $11 billion a year in fees on home and personal loans, ATM withdrawals, credit cards, and virtually every bank service.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Class action extends to St George, Bank SA</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/class-action-extends-to-st-george,-bank-sa.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/class-action-extends-to-st-george,-bank-sa.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ St George and Bank SA are the latest Australian banks to be taken to court by customers angry at the fees they are charged.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Elderly widow latest Tweed victim</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/elderly-widow-latest-tweed-victim.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/elderly-widow-latest-tweed-victim.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sharemarket bottom-feeder David Tweed's business practices are to be tested in court by a 77-year-old widow in a case that could damage his ability to enforce contracts signed by his victims.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Survivors report on insurance challenges of Victorian floods</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/survivors-report-on-insurance-challenges-of-victorian-floods.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/survivors-report-on-insurance-challenges-of-victorian-floods.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ A year on from the Victorian floods, we hear from people coping with damage and see how they've fared with their insurance companies.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Sacked Wiggle may be entitled to more: lawyer</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/sacked-wiggle-may-be-entitled-to-more-lawyer.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/sacked-wiggle-may-be-entitled-to-more-lawyer.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Sacked Wiggle Sam Moran would be entitled to at least $40,000 more than the reported $60,000 he received as severance pay, according to a partner at law firm Maurice Blackburn.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>'Phoenixing Bill' too tame on financial planners?</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/'phoenixing-bill'-too-tame-on-financial-planners.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/'phoenixing-bill'-too-tame-on-financial-planners.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a major concern for financial planners, a senior lawyer has warned the Government move has not gone far enough in addressing financial planning issues.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bank fee fightback</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bank-fee-fightback.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/bank-fee-fightback.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The big banks are being targeted in the biggest class action in Australian history — more than 150,000 customers joining together to demand a fair go. Slapped thousands of dollars in fees, they are demanding better regulation and their money back.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Banks face home loan suit</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/banks-face-home-loan-suit.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/banks-face-home-loan-suit.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Australia's banks could be facing a massive new class action over allegations that their mortgage lending practices have put thousands of families in severe financial stress or at risk of losing their homes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Nursing a grudge against Hoffman</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/nursing-a-grudge-against-hoffman.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2012/nursing-a-grudge-against-hoffman.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Queensland Health has been accused of an "unrelenting and aggressive attack'' on hero whistleblower nurse Toni Hoffman.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Emergency grants for Melbourne's Christmas storms</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2011/emergency-grants-for-melbourne's-christmas-storms.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2011/emergency-grants-for-melbourne's-christmas-storms.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Victoria's State Government has responded to calls for emergency assistance for people affected by the Christmas day storms. The government will provide up to $1200 per household for clean-up costs and up to $30,000 for those who need to relocate. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Storm insurance claims flood in</title><link>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2011/storm-insurance-claims-flood-in.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.mauriceblackburnqld.com.au/news/maurice-blackburn-in-the-news/2011/storm-insurance-claims-flood-in.aspx</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Insurance firms face a flood of calls from storm damage victims, with more than 5000 inquiries already today.]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>
