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ASIC triumphs in appeal against payday lenders Cigno, BHF
ASIC has won an appeal of a judge’s decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Optus warns of ‘irreversible consequences’ of Telstra, TPG network deal
Optus has railed against the proposed network sharing agreement between Telstra and TPG, warning that it spells the return of a communications monopoly in regional Australia.
Law firm wins access to client talks with counsel in negligence case
Mitry Lawyers has won a discovery bid against a former client suing the Sydney law firm for $225,000 over alleged “neglect and incompetence.”
Arnold Bloch Leibler recruits KWM partner for property team
Arnold Bloch Leibler has picked up a new partner from King & Wood Mallesons to bolster its property and development practice. 
Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO's case.
‘Where are our rights?’: ASIC wants to be heard in privilege row over PwC report
ASIC has renewed its bid to see a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by TerraCom in order to defend the coal mining company’s appeal of a judgment that found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.
Google must pay indemnity costs for ‘untenable defences’ in Barilaro defamation case
A judge has ordered that Google pay indemnity costs to former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro, in addition to $7150,000 in damages over a “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory campaign” by YouTube commentator Jordan Shanks that the tech giant “did nothing” to stop.
Law firm fends off appeal in spat with ex-client over $24.5M development
Rigby Cooke has prevailed in an appeal by a former client that challenged a ruling for the law firm over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.
Former Sigma Healthcare exec gets 14 months for insider trading
A former Sigma Healthcare executive has been sentenced to a suspended term of 14 months' in prison after pleading guilty to trading on insider information.
Kumova extolled mining company in tweets then sold $24M in shares, defamation trial told
Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova sold $24 million worth of shares in mining company after publishing positive social media posts about its prospects, a court has heard in a defamation trial over allegations he engaged in insider trading and pumping and dumping.