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ASIC can’t duck case by G8 Education’s ex-chair over alleged unlawful examination
ASIC has lost a bid to dismiss former G8 Education chair Jennifer Hutson's application seeking declarations that she was unlawfully examined by the regulator over the company's $162 million hostile takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.
Peter Dutton says ‘mental gymnastics’ needed for activist’s reading of ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Counsel for Peter Dutton has told a court a reader needed to do “mental gymnastics” to understand activist Shane Bazzi’s “rape apologist” tweet as saying the minister doubted rape allegations rather than “excused” the act of rape.
Melissa Caddick’s husband to vacate Dover Heights mansion as receivers push for sale
The husband of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will be vacating the couple’s harbour-view mansion as court-ordered receivers prepare to put it up for sale. 
Philips defends class action, says sleep devices weren’t defective when sold
Philips Electronics has hit back at a class action over recalled sleep apnea machines that contained a foam component that could allegedly degrade and cause consumers to inhale dangerous chemicals, saying the devices were not defective when they were sold.
Lawyers will try to serve missing Big Un founder on LinkedIn
A judge has given the liquidators of Big Un the go-ahead to serve the director of the collapsed video company through his LinkedIn account after several unsuccessful attempts to contact him about proceedings accusing him and others of violating their directors' duties.
NAB avoids court, signs undertaking to resolve AUSTRAC compliance probe
National Australia Bank has avoided enforcement action and entered into an undertaking with AUSTRAC to settle an investigation into compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws.
Law firm wants 25% of $56.3M Colonial class action settlement
Law firm Maurice Blackburn will ask a court to approve $14.5 million in costs for running a class action against Colonial First State that has settled for $56.3 million, giving account holders 75 per cent of the proceeds.
EY dodges ‘speculative’ subpoena over independence in share sale case
Ernst & Young has won a bid to throw out a subpoena probing whether its conflict-of-interest protocols were followed in a lawsuit against mining equipment company PPK, with a judge dismissing the summons as a fishing expedition.
Macquarie flex commission class action says loans were part of ‘staged sales process’
The plaintiffs in a class action over alleged unfair flex commission arrangements have hit back at Macquarie Leasing’s claims that out-of-pocket customers should have negotiated better deals with car dealers, arguing car loans were taken out as part of a “staged sales process” that limited negotiation.
Crown’s $125M class action settlement wins court approval but no CFO for funder
A judge has signed off on a $125 million settlement to resolve a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts over disclosures relating to its Chinese gambling operations, but has shaved $1 million from the funder's proposed commission.