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Christian Porter loses court bid for notes of meeting between silk, accuser’s friend
A judge has denied former Attorney-General Christian Porter access to material about a crucial meeting involving Jo Dyer, the friend of a woman who accused him of rape, which he sought to bolster his appeal of the removal of silk Sue Chrysanthou from his now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
PwC hit with $43M negligence lawsuit by failed VET provider Cornerstone
Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is facing claims of professional negligence by insolvent tertiary education provider Cornerstone for allegedly assisting the company's former director in overstating the company's revenue and unlawfully extinguishing his debt.
AMA Group taken to court over $5.5M smash repair acquisition
Automotive repair specialist AMA Group has been sued by two Gosford-based smash repair businesses claiming they were not paid enough when they were purchased for $5.5 million in October 2018.
Ex-Healthe Care exec fined $10,000 for insider trading
A former executive of hospital operator Healthe Care has been sentenced and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to one charge of insider trading for acquiring a large number of the company's shares while in possession of inside information regarding plans to acquire a rival hospital operator.
‘Gentle’ trading in ANZ shares an individual decision by banks, ex-JPMorgan boss says
A former JPMorgan managing director has said the three investment banks at the centre of an alleged cartel made individual decisions to trade “gently” in ANZ shares but were conscious of their fellow underwriters' risks following a botched share placement in 2015.
ASIC accuses Mayfair’s James Mawhinney of breaching 20-year ban
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has asked a court to hold Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney in contempt, saying he has breached a 20-year ban on raising funds.
Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids of Australia pleads guilty to cartel charges
Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.
Man sues Seven for wrongly naming him Cleo Smith abduction suspect
A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.
Liberal powerbroker levels ‘very serious allegations’ at Nine’s legal team
Former Liberal power broker Marcus Bastiaan has told a court he will seek an injunction to prevent investigative journalist Nick McKenzie from “door-knocking and harassing” witnesses in a defamation lawsuit over an explosive 60 Minutes report.
Detergent buyers don’t confuse Finish, Somat brands, trade mark trial hears
The maker of Somat dishwashing products has hit back at allegations of trade mark infringement, telling a court the prominent brand name on its range of dishwashing tablets functions as an “unmistakable” point of difference between the company and market leader Finish.