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Ex-Continental Coal director sentenced for directors’ duty breach
A former director of defunct mining and exploration company Continental Coal has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for failing to act in good faith in performing his directors' duties in relation to $1 million in bridging finance.  
Queensland charity founders win defamation case over Facebook posts
The founders of farming charity Aussie Helpers have won a defamation case against a Victorian woman who made allegedly defamatory comments on Facebook that claimed they committed criminal fraud by using donations for personal purchases.
EML takes aim at shareholder class action over AML/CTF disclosures
Payments processing company EML has hit back at a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing compliance, claiming swathes of the case are liable to be struck out.
Judge tosses suit over $2M sale of cloud tech provider Experteq
A judge has declined Expert Group’s bid to bring court proceedings about the amount of an earn-out owed under its agreement to sell cloud services provider Experteq IT Services, finding the firm had agreed to resolve the matter by expert determination.
Healthcare REIT can’t add claims against Dexus in trust takeover spat
Real estate investment trust NorthWest can amend its pleadings in a lawsuit alleging one of the country’s largest unlisted healthcare property funds conspired to prevent it from acquiring a controlling stake, but has come up short in its bid to add to its claims against property giant Dexus.
Banksia class action funder’s assets likely exceed $19M owing investors
The value of assets held by companies linked to the late Banksia Securities class action funder is expected to top the $19 million owing on a court judgment against the fraudster and his c0-conspirators.
Union test case alleges John Holland blocked silica dust testing efforts
The Australian Workers’ Union is targeting John Holland in a new test case alleging the construction giant prevented union officials from testing the levels of dangerous silica dust at its WestConnex tunnel project in Sydney.
Aussie honey producers triumph in trans-Tasman tussle over manuka honey rights
New Zealand honey producers have failed in a lengthy fight with their Aussie counterparts to trade mark the term ‘manuka honey’, with the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand ruling the phrase is merely descriptive of a type of honey.
DRA Global can’t suppress ‘scandalous’ details from ex-CEO’s $9M lawsuit
DRA Global has failed to keep under wraps passages from its former CEO's lawsuit which the engineering firm argued would cause “serious reputational and commercial harm” if published.
‘Looks like credit, acts like credit’: Government flags reforms to buy now, pay later industry
Buy now, pay later services will soon be regulated as credit products under proposed changes to the law flagged by the federal government amid concerns about financial risks the service poses to consumers.