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‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick cops 4-year ban after failure of three companies
ASIC has banned mining magnate Joseph ‘Diamond Joe’ Gutnick from managing corporations for four years because of his involvement in three companies that went under owing at least $43 million to creditors. 
Recruitment agency Hays settles employment class action
Labour hire company Hays Specialist Recruitment has agreed to pay up to $1.325 million to settle an employment class action on behalf of coal miners that has been on foot for five years.
Full Court says climate change wrongly omitted from native title ruling on Santos gas project
The Full Federal Court has found a native title tribunal failed to consider climate change when making a finding in relation to four new petroleum production leases for Santos' Narrabri gas project in New South Wales.
Meta loses opposition to Clive Palmer’s ‘Ausface’ trade mark
US digital giant Meta has lost its challenge to registration of the trade mark 'Ausface' by Clive Palmer's Mineralogy, with a delegate saying the chance of consumers confusing the mark with Meta's Facebook was a “mere possibility”.
Downer EDI points finger at KPMG in shareholder class action
Downer EDI has named KPMG in a cross-claim in a class action by shareholders, a move the accounting giant says has forced it to resign as auditor for the infrastructure services company.
Slater & Gordon can delay fight over security in shareholder class action
A judge has allowed Slater & Gordon to adjourn a fight about security for costs in a shareholder class action against Beach Energy until it has more favourable evidence of its debt financing position, over the energy company’s objection to the “doctrinally unprecedented” application.
AGL Energy class action to be discontinued after search for new funder fails
The applicant in a competition class action against AGL Energy has failed to find another funder to back the case after the original funder that bankrolled the case withdrew its support.
Class action firm’s bid to delay fight over security ‘doctrinally unprecedented’, Beach Energy says
Beach Energy is fighting a bid to adjourn a fight about security for costs in a shareholder class action until the firm that's running it has more favourable evidence of its debt financing position, saying the application is “doctrinally unprecedented.”
Stanwell flags rare ‘no case to answer’ submission in Qld energy class action
Queensland power company Stanwell has flagged a possible ‘no case to answer’ submission in an upcoming competition class action trial that would seek to shut the case down mid-trial, with a judge saying it was “highly unlikely” to succeed. 
Company can’t duck service of $2.5M lawsuit via solicitors, judge says
A Norwegian company can’t dodge service of a $2.5 million lawsuit via its Australian solicitors, failing in its argument that exceptional circumstances are needed to avoid the more lengthy and costly process of serving it in its home country.