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Sydney MP wins $100,000 in vilification case against Mark Latham
Former NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham has been found to have vilified gay MP Andrew Greenwich and ordered to pay him $100,000.
Coles faced forfeiting low fees to Woolworths under Mastercard’s ‘nuclear option’
Mastercard considered threatening Coles with losing its discounted interchange fees to rival Woolworths if the supermarket chain re-routed customer debit and credit transactions away from the payments giant, a trial judge has heard in the ACCC's misuse of market power case.
Mastercard used low rates as bargaining chip with Coles, trial hears
Mastercard's APAC head was "perfectly comfortable" with the threat of removal of discounted interchange rates to cut a deal with Coles to route transactions through its payment network, a court has heard.
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Builder Rawson wins court battle over option deed for residential project
A Rawson Group unit has successfully argued that it was entitled to rescind an option deed to buy land in the Southern Highlands of NSW after the soil was classified as a “problem” that posed real risks of increased building costs.
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ISPT loses challenge to $20M duty after revenue office aggregates deals
A court has dismissed a challenge by ISPT to a $20 million tax assessment by the NSW State Revenue's Office over two acquisitions that increased its stake in Fort Street Real Estate Capital Fund.
Funder facing $32M bill in failed class action avoids cash security in toll case
Despite its loss in a class action against Queensland power companies, which has put it on the hook for $32 million in costs, funder LCM has avoided calls for cash security in a representative proceeding over toll road charges.
Solvar’s Money3 must pay $1.55M in ASIC case
A judge has imposed a $1.55 million penalty on car finance lender Money3 in ASIC's action alleging breaches of responsible lending obligations, criticising the regulator again for its "sprawling" case. 
Did Woolworths pull wool over customers’ eyes with Oreo price? ACCC says yes
Was inflation at work, or deception, when Woolworths' advertised the Oreo Family Pack as a 'Prices Dropped' special of $4.50 in December 2022, when the biscuits had been selling for $3.50 just three weeks earlier?
Rebel Wilson accused of ‘orchestrating’ Snapchat photo leak
Actor and director Rebel Wilson has been accused of involvement in hacking the Snapchat account of 'The Deb' actress Charlotte MacInnes and leaking a photo of the fledgling star.
Fairview class action can wait for Alcubond judgment dust to settle
A class action over alleged flammable Vitrabond building cladding has secured an adjournment until after a court hears from the parties in an unsuccessful case against Alucobond maker 3A.