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Judge’s recusal from ASIC case against Sunshine Loans at heart of High Court appeal
Appeals 2025-04-24 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sunshine Loans wants the High Court to weigh in on an appeals court’s decision that overturned the recusal of a judge from deciding the penalty in ASIC’s case over unauthorised fees.

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Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm loses bid to register ‘Wollemi’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2025-04-24 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi has won its bid to block the family company of Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm from registering ‘Wollemi Capital Group’ as a trade mark.

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WhatsApp messages in as tendency evidence in ATO case against ex-EY partner
Trials 2025-04-24 1:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has ruled WhatsApp messages are admissible as tendency evidence in the ATO’s case against an ex-EY partner over an alleged tax exploitation scheme.

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SA wind farm loses appeal over $21M in payments to GE, Elecnor
Construction 2025-04-28 11:58 pm By Andy Sidler

A South Australian wind farm developer has lost its appeal of ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.

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Keybridge to stay in administration pending Nick Bolton appeals
Justice Mark Leeming 2025-04-24 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton has won a stay of orders ending the company’s administration as he appeals that ruling and another that found he and two other directors were validly removed and replaced at a board meeting.

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Ben Roberts-Smith says reporter using MinterEllison lawyers as ‘shield’
Defamation 2025-04-23 11:14 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Ben Roberts-Smith has accused Nine journalist Nick McKenzie of using his lawyers as a “shield” against claims he had access to confidential and privileged legal strategy in the former soldier’s failed defamation case.

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Amcor takes long-running remediation fight with Glenvill to High Court
Appeals 2025-04-24 11:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between luxury home builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.

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Tech error affecting 22K group members delays $50M ANZ class action settlement
Class Actions 2025-04-23 10:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Court approval of a $50 million settlement in a class action against ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath has been delayed, after 22,000 group members were excluded from an opt-out notice due to a problem with OnePath’s computing process.

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In loss for ASIC, Full Court finds crypto currency provider did not need AFSL
Appeals 2025-04-23 11:24 pm By Sam Matthews

The Full Court has granted a cross-appeal by crypto currency provider Block Earner, finding its did not need a financial services licence because its crypto product is not a financial product.

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‘Confusing’ group definition struck out in Mercedes-Benz class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has struck out a circular and confusing group definition in an emissions cheat class action against Mercedes-Benz, but has given the class action the chance to replead.

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