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‘Shoot him or I will’: Mounting allegations of civilian murder at Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Eight rounds of ammunition were unloaded into the chest, neck and face of an Afghan man after decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a subordinate to, “Shoot him or I will”, a court has heard.
Salter Brothers investment in advisory firm Hendry Group ‘worthless’, court hears
Salter Brothers' multmillion dollar investment in advisory firm Hendry Group is worthless, a court has been told in the fund manager's case alleging it was the victim of miseleading representations.
Google can’t shut down Epic Games’ misuse of market power case
Google has failed in its bid to stay a competition lawsuit brought by Epic Games, after failing to show that the Fortnite game maker would not be disadvantaged if the case were heard in California instead.
Forum director Tesoriero questions sale of Papas’ Sydney residence
Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has raised concerns about the validity of the sale of a $4 million home in Sydney inner-West suburb Rozelle where company founder Bill Papas and his girlfriend lived, but a judge has indicated any attempt to block the sale would be "hopeless".
RMS Engineering settles workers’ class action over meal breaks
Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction has settled a class action alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive hours.
Nine can argue MP Andrew Laming a ‘creep’ in defamation defence
A judge has allowed Nine Network to claim that MP Andrew Laming is a 'creep' in its contextual truth defence to the Queensland politician's defamation lawsuit over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph.
IOOF unit fined $6M for financial adviser’s bad advice
A judge has hit IOOF unit RI Advice with a $6 million penalty for failing to rein in an adviser who reaped hefty commissions for steering clients towards risky investments, despite earlier expressing concerns the penalty may not have enough sting.
Money transfer business directors face jail in first criminal cartel sentencing of individuals
The directors of two money transfer businesses will be the first individuals to be sentenced for criminal cartel offences after pleading guilty Thursday to charges over the fixing of foreign exchange rates.
Reckitt-Benckiser asks High Court to overturn decision on Maxigesic ads
Consumer goods giant Reckitt-Benckiser is seeking special leave from the High Court to challenge a Full Court judgment that overturned a finding that AFT Pharmaceuticals ads' for its painkiller Maxigesic were misleading.
SAS soldier said he feared ‘dobbing in’ Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged killings of Afghan villagers
A serving SAS soldier has reiterated his testimony that Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in the killing of two Afghan detainees, telling a judge he was afraid that 'dobbing in' the decorated war veteran would lead to his demotion.