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Ex-Nuix director wants class action shelved until ASIC case wraps up
A former Nuix director has made a bid to stay a shareholder class action, which accuses the software company of failing to alert the market to red flags in the business, pending the outcome of separate proceedings by ASIC.
Forge Group defeats challenge to insider trading case over $187M sale
Collapsed engineering firm Forge Group has defeated an appeal seeking to block its liquidators from bringing a case against engineering company Clough Limited for alleged insider trading during the 2013 sale of a $187 million stake in the company.
Class action funder’s son drops appeal of ruling linking him to Banksia scam
The son of the lawyer behind the Banksia Securities class action has effectively abandoned his appeal of a court judgment that found he knowingly and actively assisted his father in a fraudulent scheme to pocket almost $20 million in inflated fees and commission.
ABC war crimes coverage defamed ex-commando, court finds
A judge has found that the ABC defamed ex-commando Heston Russell by implying he was involved in murdering an Afghan prisoner, but he rejected claims that the broadcaster's coverage implied he was actively responsible as the shooter. 
Muffin-eating lawyer can’t set aside Lawcover’s bankruptcy notice
Two Sydney lawyers have lost an application to set aside bankruptcy notices filed by their insurer claiming over $300,000 in legal costs, after a judge rejected their arguments about an “overarching conspiracy” in the case.
Shaw & Partners conspired with defecting Fortrend advisors to steal clients, suit says
Stock broker Fortrend Securities has filed a suit alleging wealth manager Shaw & Partners sent unsolicited welcome letters to clients as part of a scheme involving two former advisors.
SMBC mulls new claims in $34M lawsuit over Forum Finance receivables
Japanese bank SMBC has foreshadowed an application to add claims against Humm Group after the fintech's subsidiary allegedly misled the bank about receivables under contracts forged by a Forum Group entity.
Recidivist CFMMEU dodges calls for penalty ‘towards the maximum’ in FWO case
A judge has rejected arguments by the Fair Work Ombudsman that the CFMMEU should be slugged with a penalty close to the maximum for the conduct of union officers who failed to show entry permits at a worksite, but she has imposed personal penalties against two officers with a record of prior breaches.
Herald Sun publisher can include lawyer’s drug arrest in defamation defence
The publisher of the Herald Sun has won a bid to include the drug-related arrest of a prominent Melbourne lawyer in its “bad reputation” defence to the solicitor's defamation action.
Judge ‘confused’ by ACCC’s rejection of $1.8B Telstra, TPG mobile network deal
The ACCC's rejection of a regional network arrangement between Telstra and TPG was "confusing" and the telecos might be free to vary the transaction, says a judge who is overseeing a challenge to the competition regulator's decision.