A judge has ordered that defunct Dover Financial Advisors and its former director pay $1.4 million in penalties for creating a misleading client protection policy he described as “an exercise in Orwellian doublespeak.”
A NSW barrister who allegedly pushed an assistant clerk’s head while making a sexual remark at a professional dinner is facing disciplinary action for unsatisfactory professional conduct.
A judge has refused to summarily dismiss proceedings brought by the ACCC against office supply company Fuji Xerox over allegedly unfair contracts with small businesses.
Crying poor during COVID-19, Viagogo has won a temporary stay of a $7 million penalty imposed by a court that found the ticket reseller misled customers on an “industrial scale”.
The manufacturer of V Energy drinks has taken a competitor to court for allegedly infringing its unregistered “V” trade mark and engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct.
Former senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his appeal of a ruling ordering him to pay $120,000 to Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young for defaming her in a series of interviews in 2018.
Construction company Clough Limited cannot claim over $15 million paid to employees for cancellation of their shares and options as a tax deduction, with a judge dismissing the Perth-based company’s appeal of a decision from the Commissioner of Taxation.
Dentons has snagged one partner and four lawyers from a Perth law firm to join its recovery and restructuring team, as part of its ambitious 2021 growth strategy.
A former QC turned Victorian Supreme Court judge has been found liable, along with a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy, to pay $1.185 million to a former client for providing negligent advice on a land purchase contract.
Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto was not defamed by an online ABC article reporting on witness evidence given in court alleging he helped arrange the murder of Victor Pierce and threatened to kill barrister Nicola Gobbo, a judge has ruled.