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Barristers should quit with ‘confrontational’ cross-examination, judge says
A judge has warned barristers against taking an aggressive, confrontational approach to cross-examination, saying there is “very little to be gained” from such questioning.
Victoria to pay $125M in hotel quarantine class action
Victoria will pay $125 million in a settement finalised on Monday in a class action over the state's COVID-19 hotel quarantine program.
Super fund that vetoed First Guardian can shield due diligence intel
Super fund HUB24, which rejected the now collapsed First Guardian fund as an investment for members, can protect its due diligence process from getting into the hands of rival Diversa, whose members weren't so lucky.
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CapitaLand Ascendas REIT trustee not entitled to $1.4M rent guarantee: court
A court has excused the developer of a warehouse in greater western Sydney from paying a $1.38 million rent guarantee to CapitaLand Ascendas' REIT trustee Perpetual, finding it met its obligation to procure a tenant.
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‘Fairly disastrous’: Star may have sued wrong company in defects case, judge says
A judge has put Star on the hook for over $1 million in Buildcorp's legal costs after largely losing its suit over alleged defective construction work on its Sydney casino, describing the case as "fairly disastrous".
Robodebt probe finds corrupt conduct by two officials, clears Morrison
The NACC has released its report after a secretive investigation into six people linked to the Robodebt scandal, finding two bureaucrats engaged in serious corrupt conduct but letting former PM Scott Morrison off the hook.
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MidOcean buys Jera’s stake in Gorgon, Ichtyhys LNG projects
MidOcean Energy, backed by US private equity firm EIG, has acquired Japan power company Jera's interest in  the Gorgon and Ichthys LNG projects in Western Australia.
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ADCO Group resolves WorkSafe charge over Kew roof collapse
Construction company ADCO Group has agreed to pay $850,000 to avoid prosecution for the collapse of a structural steel framework during redevelopment works at the Kew Recreational Centre.
‘The case we had to take’: ASIC chair says directors must heed Star ruling
Describing it as the most significant corporate governance action taken in his time at ASIC, the regulator's chief says the Star case is a wake-up call for directors.
ASIC bans another MWL Financial adviser for spruiking Shield
A seventh person linked to MWL Financial has copped a ban for recommending Keystone's Shield Master Fund, which collapsed alongside the First Guardian Fund owing over $1 billion.