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New High Court judges Gleeson, Steward safe picks after secretive process
Federal Court Justices Jacqueline Gleeson and Simon Steward are safe and steady appointments to the High Court that are unlikely to disrupt the current culture of the bench and do nothing to assuage concerns about the opacity of the selection process.
Federal Court judges Jacqueline Gleeson, Simon Steward appointed to High Court
The Morrison government has picked Federal Court Justices Simon Steward and Jacqueline Gleeson to fill the impending vacancies on the High Court.
7-Eleven says courts have no power to ever make a common fund order
The High Court majority's reasoning in the decision nixing common fund orders at an early stage of a class action leads "inexorably and inevitably" to the conclusion that there is no power to make such an order at any time in a proceeding, counsel for 7-Eleven has told an appeals court.
‘Stock Swami’ Twitter account says no reasonable person would believe tweets about Tolga Kumova
The operator of the Stock Swami Twitter handle has responded to a defamation case brought by mining entrepreneur Tolga Kumova, saying a reasonable reader would not consider his tweets a reliable source of factual information about the businessman.
ASIC deputy chair Daniel Crennan resigns over $70,000 rental payments controversy
Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chair Daniel Crennan has quit his post after questions emerged over $70,000 in rental assistance payments to the regulator's enforcement head.
Ripple Labs denies PayID is deceptively similar to trade mark of Aussie mobile banking system
US cryptocurrency maker Ripple Labs has hit back at an intellectual property lawsuit brought by the Australian company behind the ubiquitous PayID mobile banking system, saying its PayID trade mark is neither substantially identical nor deceptively similar to the Aussie mark.
Law firm investigating expanded Crown class action amid anti-money laundering probe
Maurice Blackburn is looking at potentially expanding its shareholder class action against Crown Resorts after it emerged at the NSW gaming authority inquiry that the casino giant may have breached anti-money laundering laws.
Worley prevails in rare judgment dismissing shareholder class action
A judge has sided with Worley in a ruling tossing a class action after a trial alleged the engineering company misled shareholders and breached disclosure rules by issuing an overly positive earnings guidance of $322 million for the 2014 financial year.
CBA fined $150,000 for increasing problem gambler’s credit card limit
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has been fined $150,000 after a Federal Court judge found the bank had breached the law by increasing a problem gambler's credit card limit but that the conduct was "not systematic, deliberate or covert".
ASIC chair James Shipton steps aside pending review of relocation expenses
ASIC chairman James Shipton has temporarily stepped aside pending an independent review of $118,000 in payments made to the regulatory head linked to his relocation from the US in 2018.