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iSignthis, director hit with $11M in penalties in ASIC case
Fintech 2025-08-08 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed iSignthis and its director $11 million in penalties for failing to give adequate disclosures and giving misleading information to the ASX, saying reliance on legal advice was no reason to reduce the fine.

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Santos wins $690M against Fluor over Gladstone LNG project
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-11 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

Energy giant Santos has won a dispute over its Gladstone LNG project, described by a court as “litigation on a monumental scale”, securing a $692 million judgment against engineering firm Fluor with the help of four silks.

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Planning law doesn’t bar jurisdictional review bid to Supreme Court, judges say
Construction 2025-08-11 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

IGA can pursue its Victoria Supreme Court challenge to a decision allowing up to four supermarkets to operate in Shepparton, with an appeal bench finding the court can review planning decisions for jurisdictional error.

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Ex-EY partner in ATO trial says he gave objective advice over developments
Real Estate 2025-08-11 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former EY partner accused by the ATO of promoting a tax avoidance scheme over property developments has told a trial judge the commissioner has “overreached”.

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Builder can’t wind up Bowral developer unwilling, but not unable, to pay debt
Construction 2025-08-11 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

Builder Xela has failed in its bid to wind up the owner of a development to recoup a $776,000 debt owing under the Security of Payment Act, with a court finding that despite an unwillingness to pay, the owner is solvent. 

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Trial over Cosette’s termination of $672M Mayne Pharma merger delayed
Trials 2025-08-08 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Mayne Pharma and US drug maker Cosette have agreed to postpone the start of trial in a case over the termination of a $672 million merger to allow for late amendments.

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Rebel Wilson repeated ‘false and derogatory’ statements after lawsuit, court told
Defamation 2025-08-08 11:41 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer representing a production company that alleges Rebel Wilson “deliberately undermined” the distribution of her movie, The Deb, says the director repeated “false and derogatory statements” after the suit was filed. 

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Firms that team up to avoid class action beauty parade could breach competition law: judge
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-07 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge that granted carriage of a Google ad tech class action to Maurice Blackburn and Phi Finney McDonald has reiterated concerns that such cooperative arrangements between firms could breach competition law.

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Judge ‘troubled’ about binding Coles, Woolworths class actions to ACCC trial findings
Class Actions 2025-08-07 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has raised concerns about a bid to bind group members to findings in similar cases by the ACCC. 

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Monash University sues Multiplex over ‘defective’ bathroom pods
Construction 2025-08-08 11:41 pm By Andy Sidler

Monash University has taken construction giant Multiplex to court after its subcontractor installed more than 1,000 bathroom pods in the university’s residential buildings with allegedly defective floors that leaked. 

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