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Judge says part of ANZ’s $240M penalty in ASIC case ‘on light side’
A judge has questioned whether an agreed penalty against ANZ for overstating bond trading volumes is sufficient, noting the misrepresentations were "very significant".
Google must pay $55M over anti-competitive pacts with Telstra, Optus
A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn't taken against the telcos. 
Ex-Deloitte partner replaced for aspects of Mosaic liquidation
Special purpose liquidators have been appointed to failed clothing retailer Mosaic Brands, after a judge found a reasonable apprehension of bias arising from liquidator Vaughan Strawbridge's former link to Deloitte.
Nine wants indemnity costs in surgeon Al Muderis’ failed defamation case
Nine wants indemnity costs against celebrity surgeon Munjed Al Muderis, claiming his defamation case over reports critical of his promotion of an experimental procedure, which the court found were substantially true, was an abuse of process.
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Lendlease sells stake in Docklands development to Japanese real estate firm
Lendlease has sold a stake in a $500 million Melbourne build-to-rent development to Japanese real estate firm Tokyo Tatemono.
Meta says ACCC has ‘fundamental’ misunderstanding in scam ads case
Facebook owner Meta has argued the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has “misallocated responsibility” in its three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform.
Stolen wages judge OKs big jump in Deloitte’s costs, warns against repeat
A judge has approved an increase in the costs of distributing a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has said more "frankness" is needed in competitive tenders for the administration gig.
The Australian to claim truth defence in JLL execs’ cases, court told
The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard. 
ABC defeats defamation suit by owner of collapsed travel agent Bestjet
The ABC has defeated a defamation suit by the owner of a defunct online travel agency Bestjet, with a judge finding the article in question did not convey that he was to blame for the collapse of the business.
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Judge recuses herself from native title appeal over associate’s work for Santos
Days out from hearing a second challenge to a native title tribunal’s decision over Santos' Narrabri gas project in New South Wales, a judge has disqualified herself from the case over her associate’s previous work for the energy giant.