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New Century’s ex-directors win legal privilege spat in royalty dispute
Former directors of New Century have won a dispute over a due diligence report prepared by Gilbert + Tobin in their litigation centred on royalty payments from a zinc mine in north-west Queensland.
TerraCom directors to claim penalty privilege in novel ASIC case
Four directors of coal producer TerraCom have flagged they will not show their hand in the corporate regulator's first-ever case alleging breaches of whistleblower protections.
Callide to pay $9M for Queensland power station explosion
Power company Callide has been hit with a $9 million penalty for “very serious” contraventions of the National Electricity Rules that led to an explosion at a coal-fired power station.
ASIC can bring case against Rex Airlines, directors
ASIC has won approval to bring claims against troubled regional airline Rex and four of its directors for allegedly misleading investors about the company's financial position.
Judge hearing Cbus case slams ‘false economy’ of concise statements
The judge hearing ASIC’s case against super fund Cbus has criticised the practice of exchanging concise statements and responses, saying it was a “false economy” of time and cost savings.
Honda must pay dealer $13.6M for contract breaches
A judge has ordered Honda to pay $13.6 million in damages to dealer Brighton Automotive in a suit over the car maker's move away from a dealership model. 
iSignthis wins fight to bring evidence of offers to settle with ASIC
Hoping for a discounted penalty, fintech iSignthis has won its bid to adduce evidence of without prejudice offers it made to reach a resolution with ASIC before the regulator took it to court.
Honda tells court it should be on the hook for $12M in spat with dealer
Dealer Brighton Automative is gunning for $13.9 million in damages after Honda cut its contract off prematurely, with Honda hopeful the figure is more like $12.1 million. 
iSignthis’ John Karantzis could not pay $1.5M penalty, court told
The former CEO of fintech iSignthis would need a loan to pay a $1.5 million penalty sought by the corporate regulator for breaches of directors duties, a court has heard.
Sleeping Duck shareholder rejected $4M settlement in failed oppression suit
A Sleeping Duck shareholder has been ordered to pay the company's costs on an indemnity basis in its failed oppression suit, with a judge finding that its decisions to reject Sleeping Duck's buy-out offers of roughly $4 million were unreasonable.