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Judge orders recalculation of ‘excessive’ $5.8M bill by liquidators of SK Foods unit
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-02-14 10:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

A $5.8 million bill for four years’ work by the liquidators of SK Foods unit Cedenco has been criticised by a judge as “outside the band of reasonable remuneration” and will have to be recalculated.

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Employment partner loses appeal over ‘offensive’ letters to Lander & Rogers lawyer
Business of Law 2019-02-13 10:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has reinstated charges of unsatisfactory professional conduct against the principal of a leading employment law firm, after the lawyer called opposing counsel at Lander & Rogers “fundamentally dishonest”.

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Justice Minister aide helped Michaelia Cash staffer alert media to AWU raids, court told
Employment 2019-02-13 8:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Senator Michaelia Cash’s former media adviser says he notified his counterpart in the office of former federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan ahead of AFP raids on the Australian Workers’ Union offices, and both alerted the media, a court heard Wednesday.

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Law firm preempts court with cost referee in Quintis common fund bid
Class Actions 2019-02-12 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis has pitched an unusual common fund order that subjects the firm and the funder bankrolling the case to ongoing monitoring by a cost referee.

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Michaelia Cash’s ex-chief of staff revealed as source of AWU raid leak
Employment 2019-02-12 9:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Michaelia Cash’s former chief-of-staff, Ben Davies, was the tipster who told the minister’s ex-media adviser that federal police were planning to raid the headquarters of the Australian Workers’ Union, a court was told Tuesday.

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Michaelia Cash’s ex-adviser won’t give up source of tip on AWU raids
Employment 2019-02-11 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former staffer to federal minister Michaelia Cash admitted in court Monday to alerting the media about federal police raids on the offices of the Australian Workers’ Union, but he refused to reveal who tipped him off.

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Cryosite offers $1M to resolve ACCC’s first ‘gun-jumping’ case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-11 9:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Biotech company Cryosite has agreed to pay $1.05 million to settle the competition regulator’s landmark case alleging it jumped the gun on a proposed merger agreement with rival Cell Care.

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Macquarie advisers who doctored emails win appeal of ASIC’s 10-year bans
Financial Services 2019-02-08 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two Macquarie Private Wealth advisers have won their appeal of an order by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that banned them for 10 years for falsifying emails and misclassifying client advice.

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Clive Palmer hit with copyright suit by Universal Music over Twisted Sister song
Intellectual Property 2019-02-08 10:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Clive Palmer is facing the music after riffing off Twisted Sister’s 1980s anthem ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ in his election campaign ads, with Universal Music lodging a copyright infringement case against the aspiring MP.

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ASIC targets AMP execs in fees for no service probe, court told
Financial Services 2019-02-08 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP executives are the focus of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s investigation of the wealth management firm’s fees for no service scandal, a court heard Friday.

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