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Beacon Minerals geological consultant sentenced in insider trading case
Securities 2025-08-14 11:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A geological consultant has been sentenced to a suspended 12 months’ prison after pleading guilty to insider trading using information obtained through his work with Beacon Minerals. 

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Apple, Google ruling to boost competition class actions against tech giants
Analysis 2025-08-13 11:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A landmark finding that Apple and Google misused their market power will boost competition claims — including class actions — against other dominant digital market players and could prompt the ACCC to consider action, experts told Lawyerly.  

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Class action firms ‘doing well’ inherent part of contingency fee law, court told
Class Actions 2025-08-13 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

Maurice Blackburn is seeking a 33 per cent cut of any settlement in a class action against Sportsbet, arguing that law firms “doing well” for themselves by running class actions is an inherent feature of the contingency fee scheme.

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PepsiCo wins High Court fight with ATO over royalty withholding tax
Intellectual Property 2025-08-13 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

In a major loss for the Australian Taxation Office, a High Court majority has found an agreement between US soft drink giant PepsiCo and Schweppes Australia to sell brands such as Pepsi and Mountain Dew in Australia was not subject to a royalty withholding tax.

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NAB hit with $15.5M penalty for mishandling financial hardship requests
Financial Services 2025-08-13 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

National Australia Bank and its home loan lender subsidiary have been ordered to pay a $15.5 million penalty after admitting to mishandling hundreds of customer hardship applications.

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EY mulls damages against Alvarez & Marsal for alleged client poaching
Accounting 2025-08-13 11:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

EY may seek damages against rival consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal after it won preliminary discovery to pursue possible claims over a mass departure of partners and staff from its international tax practice. 

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Port of Newcastle can’t have declarations in wharfage fee win against Glencore
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-13 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has refused a bid by the Port of Newcastle to make declarations following the dismissal of Glencore Coal’s case claiming it was overcharged $874,000 in wharfage fees, saying her judgment was clear on its face. 

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Media access to Seven producer’s case will likely ‘imperil’ mediation: judge
Employment 2025-08-13 11:47 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Seven Network has secured a suppression order over court documents ahead of mediation in a lawsuit lodged by a long-time producer, with a judge agreeing media access to the case may “imperil” the settlement talks.

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Enviro group attacks Tamboran’s ‘gut feeling’ risk assessment of Beetaloo Basin fracking
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-08-14 11:43 pm By Andy Sidler

Environmental activists seeking to block Tamboran’s gas exploration project in the Northern Territory have criticised the natural gas company’s water contamination risk assessment, telling a court it was based on a “gut feeling”.

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NSW Port Authority can shield cabinet docs in $300M suit over Glebe Island deal
Construction 2025-08-14 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Port Authority of NSW has won its claim for public interest immunity over six cabinet documents in a suit by a defunct sand importer over a lease agreement for a mulit-user facility at Glebe Island, with a judge finding they had little forensic value.

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