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‘Author of own misfortune’: Ex-BCEG directors can’t vary freezing orders after $12M judgment
Construction 2023-01-30 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two former directors of the Australian unit of BCEG have lost their “urgent” bid to vary freezing orders after a judge found they swindled millions from the company to fund their own developments and buy a luxury apartment.

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Winners and losers in 2022’s headline-grabbing defamation cases
Defamation 2023-01-27 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

From the ongoing saga of the high-profile Christian Porter action against the ABC to “backyard” litigation testing the serious harm bar, defamation cases made headlines in 2022, with winners and losers alike shelling out millions to lawyers to protect their reputations.

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ACCC takes aim at social media influencers
Social Media 2023-01-27 1:50 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun a sweep of social media sweep over concerns about “manipulative marketing techniques” employed by influencers.

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Nine dodges defamation case over A Current Affair episode
Defamation 2023-01-27 4:00 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found Nine should not face an out-of-time defamation action over an allegedly defamatory episode of A Current Affair that aired in 2019.

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Downer Energy found liable for defective boiler at NSW power plant
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-01-27 3:35 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found Downer Energy was responsible for a costly shutdown at a NSW power plant caused by a “practically unthinkable” defect.

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Mesoblast looks to exclude some investors from shareholder class action
Class Actions 2023-01-25 1:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has hit back at a shareholder class action over its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19, saying that some group members are barred from bringing claims because of a settlement reached in a US class action.

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Optus to bring fraud counterclaim in $100M TeleChoice suit
Telecommunications 2023-01-25 3:12 pm By Sam Matthews

Optus has won more time to bring a counterclaim in a $100 million lawsuit by mobile retailer TeleChoice alleging it was misled when the telecommunications giant claimed it would earn the same revenue as in an agreement that was being negotiated with Telstra.

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Financial planner pleads guilty to dishonesty on eve of criminal trial
Financial Services 2023-01-25 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Melbourne stockbroker Bradley Grimm has pleaded guilty to charges of dishonesty following an investigation alleging Grimm — whose wife is a former ASIC employee — fleeced funds from clients.

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Carwoola bushfire class action claims exempt under insurance policy: appeals court
Class Actions 2023-01-24 11:32 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of the plumbing company that sparked the blaze.

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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal not unfair, FWC finds
Aviation 2023-01-24 5:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has overturned a ruling that a Virgin Australia flight attendant was unfairly sacked, finding she breached the airline’s policies by sleeping on the job and stashing snacks in her crew bag.

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