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‘This is nuts’: Judge torpedoes notice in Tyro class action while fight over group definition plays out
Calling it the “elephant in the room”, a judge overseeing a class action against Tyro over a major EFTPOS outage last year has said a dispute over who is eligible to join the case needs to be hashed out before retailers are notified of the proceedings.
Ousted MinterEllison boss appointed CEO of Victorian gaming authority
The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has appointed former MinterEllison managing partner Annette Kimmitt as CEO after an “extensive” recruitment process, a year to the month after she was shown the door at the Big 6 firm for her controversial staff emails about a partner's work for then Attorney-General Christian Porter. 
ASIC claims another scalp in ongoing BigUn investigation
A former auditor of collapsed video company BigUn has had his company auditor registration suspended for a year following an application by the corporate regulator over a conflict of interest. 
Honda hit with lawsuit over abandoned dealership model
Honda Australia has been hit with a lawsuit by three former dealers over its decision to abandon a dealership model in Australia, the latest car maker to face litigation by car dealers.
‘Intimate’ encounter with student no cause for ANU professor’s dismissal, FWC says
A Fair Work commissioner who previously slammed vaccine mandates as "medical apartheid" has found that an Australian National University professor was unfairly fired over a 30-minute "intimate" beach encounter with a student.
Fitness chain F45 tries to revive patents for computerised workout system
National fitness chain F45 has appealed a court decision revoking two of its patents for a computer-run trainer workout system, arguing its system constituted a technological innovation in the field of fitness studio franchising which rival Body Fit has profited from.
ASIC’s penalty against Squirrel Super ‘might be a bit light on’, court says
A judge has questioned the $55,000 penalty jointly proposed by the parties in ASIC’s case against fintech company Squirrel Super over misleading statements about returns on property statements, saying it “might be a bit light on.”
John Ibrahim’s son appeals defamation loss over Sunday Telegraph article
The son of infamous Kings Cross personality John Ibrahim is challenging a recent judgment clearing publisher Nationwide News and reporter Brenden Hills of defamation over a “sensationalist and voyeuristic” Sunday Telegraph story.
Cryptocurrency class action faces knockout bid
The issuer of Gold Coast-based cryptocurrency Qoin has asked a court to throw out a class action alleging breaches of the ASIC Act and Australian Consumer Law in relation to the issue of the utility coin. 
‘An absolute nightmare’: Social media surgeon Daniel Lanzer hit with class action over ‘horrific’ procedures
Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates have been hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered "horrific" consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer's clinic.