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Court approves investors’ takeover of Angas Securities
The Federal Court has approved a scheme of arrangement which will see investors take a 70 per cent stake in troubled fund manager Angas Securities, receiving a possible $52.2 million in shares and other assets.
Lecturer sacked over swastika drops political opinion claim against University of Sydney
A former political economy lecturer who was fired from the University of Sydney for a seminar slide that imposed the Nazi swastika on the Israeli flag has narrowed his case against his old employer, dropping allegations he was unlawfully terminated for expressing his political opinion.
Over protests, judge sets trial date in ASIC case against Tennis Australia duo
A judge has scheduled a three-week trial to begin November 4 in a case brought by the corporate regulator against two directors of Tennis Australia over broadcast rights to the Australian Open, despite argument by a lawyer for one director that the timetable was "extremely tight".
Facebook, Instagram to fight misuse of market power case by social media startup
Facebook and Instagram will defend against claims they misused their market power to block an Australian marketing startup from their platforms, saying the company - which sends scheduled social media posts for clients -- had breached their terms of use.
Pacific National’s undertaking better for rail competition, says judge in tossing ACCC case
Potential new entrants to a major freight terminal in Queensland will be "better protected" by a last-minute promise by the terminal's hopeful owner, Pacific National, than if the ACCC had succeeded in blocking the rail operator's proposed $205 million acquisition, according to the judge who dismissed the competition watchdog's case.  
ACCC issues mea culpa after TPG, Vodafone merger gaffe
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has apologised for botching the announcement of its plan to block the $15 billion merger of TPG and Vodafone, blaming a computer glitch for the error.
SARB seeks to park vehicle detector patent case, says dispute settled 5 years ago
Melbourne-based civic compliance firm SARB Management Group wants to put the brakes on a case brought by tech company Vehicle Monitoring Systems over a patented method for detecting vehicles, in a dispute it says was finalised in a settlement reached almost five years ago.
MACH Energy attacks former director’s ‘inconsistent’ pleadings in $20M lawsuit
Mining firm MACH Energy may move to strike out "inconsistent" pleadings in a $20 million lawsuit brought by its former managing director, Scott Winter, whose discovery delays have raised the ire of the judge hearing the case.
ASIC’s Shipton clarifies ‘why not litigate’ approach
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair James Shipton has clarified the regulator's "why not litigate" approach to enforcement, saying it does not mean "litigate first" or "litigate everything".
BHP wins bid for High Court intervention in $82M fight with tax office
The High Court has agreed to take up an appeal by mining giant BHP Group Limited in its battle with the Australian Tax Office over an $82M tax bill.