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Senator blasts ASIC for failing to investigate ‘catastrophic’ Nuix float
Class Actions 2021-06-17 10:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Labor Senator Deborah O’Neill has taken a swing at ASIC commissioner and former Macquarie general counsel Cathie Armour for failing to act on concerns raised prior to the $2.9 billion IPO of embattled technology company Nuix, which led to a $580 million payday for shareholder Macquarie.

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ACCC seeks $1.2M penalty against Sumo Power for pricing bait and switch
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-06-17 3:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $1.2 million penalty against Victorian electric utility Sumo Power for luring customers with the promise of discounts and low rates only to jack up their prices months later.

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Victoria drops out of combustible cladding class actions
Class Actions 2021-06-16 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The state of Victoria has opted out of two class actions over allegedly combustible cladding, after agreeing to join as a group member last year.

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Peter Dutton’s defamation suit over ‘rape apologist’ tweet ripe for settlement, judge says
Defamation 2021-06-16 9:28 pm By Miklos Bolza

Federal politician Peter Dutton has been ordered into mediation in his defamation case against a refugee activist over a tweet calling the defence minister a “rape apologist”, with a judge saying the case could be settled without a trial.

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Ben Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ phone calls, court told
Defamation 2021-06-16 5:54 pm By Miklos Bolza

Ben Roberts-Smith used burner phones to call SAS colleagues after growing fearful that members of the media were listening into his phone calls after a series of articles were published in 2018 that accused him of war crimes and domestic violence, a court has heard.

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Super funds want price info protected in Westpac insider trading case
Financial Services 2021-06-16 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Industry super funds AustralianSuper and IFM Investors – the consortium behind the interest rate swap at the centre of the corporate watchdog’s insider trading case against Westpac — have asked a judge to shield commercially sensitive information from the public as the high-profile action unfolds.

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ASIC ban of RI Advice financial planner accused of double charging clients sticks
Financial Services 2021-06-16 1:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A tribunal has rejected a bid for review of ASIC’s decision to permanently ban an RI Advice financial planner who was accused of double charging his clients.

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Biogen sues to fend off generic competition to MS drug Tecfidera
Intellectual Property 2021-06-16 11:26 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Switzerland-based Biogen has sued generic drug maker MSN Laboratories for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its top-selling oral MS drug Tecfidera.

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Tatts takes ATO to court over deduction for $120M lotto licence
Tax 2021-06-15 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Tabcorp-owned Tatts Group has appealed a finding from the Commissioner of Taxation that it cannot deduct a $120 million lotto licence from it assessable income for the 2017 financial year.

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Ex-Kleenmaid director wins retrial on charges relating to $13M Westpac fraud
White Collar 2021-06-15 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has set aside the fraud and insolvent trading conviction of Andrew Young, founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid, and ordered a retrial after finding a jury should have determined whether he was mentally fit to stand trial.

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