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Judge orders $75,000 penalty in ACCC’s case against Jayco
A judge has hit caravan manufacturer Jayco with a $75,000 penalty in proceedings launched by the ACCC, finding the company made a false or misleading representation to a customer about their consumer guarantee rights.
Forex CT ordered to pay $20M for unconscionable sales tactics
ASIC has won a $20 million judgment against derivative trader Forex CT for using “unfair” sales tactics and misleading clients into making trades from which the company would benefit even when they had informed their adviser they had limited financial resources.
Futura Resources unit loses appeal of R&D tax offsets over coking coal project
A unit of coal mining company Futura Resources has failed to convince the Full Federal Court to allow it to register a 2012 coking coal mine investigation conducted in Central Queensland for a research and development tax offset.
Director can’t represent Oculus in Guvera investor class action
A director of Gold Coast accounting firm Oculus has lost his bid to represent the company in a class action by investors in failed music streaming platform Guvera, with a judge unconvinced the company lacked the means to fund the litigation and finding the director was not suitable to represent the company.
Law firm should rethink putting up own solicitor as expert in group costs order bid, judge says
The judge overseeing the first ever bid for a group costs order in a class action that will give the plaintiff's law firm a percentage cut of the proceeds has urged the firm to rethink characterising its own solicitor as an expert.
Clive Palmer hit with $1.5M in damages for ‘contemptuous’ infringment of Twisted Sister anthem
A judge has ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay damages of $1.5 million to Universal Music for his “contemptuous” behaviour in infringing "substantial parts" of Twisted Sister's 1985 heavy metal hit 'We're Not Gonna Take It' in advertisements for his political party.
Ben Roberts-Smith accused of threatening ex-wife ahead of defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened legal action against his ex-wife, who is set to give evidence against him in an upcoming defamation trial, if she disclosed information to Fairfax’s lawyers that is subject to a confidentiality agreement, a court has heard.
Class action accuses Hog’s Breath Café director of using franchisee funds to pay girlfriend
Restaurant chain Hog's Breath Café is facing a class action for allegedly misappropriating franchisee funds meant for advertising, including by paying a director's girlfriend as a "consultant".
Lawyer’s meeting notes don’t belong to client, HWL Ebsworth tells court
A junior solicitor's meeting notes during an ASIC investigation of ANZ did not belong to her client despite the lawyer billing for her attendance at the meeting, law firm HWL Ebsworth has argued before a skeptical judge.
Group size trimmed in aged care class actions over COVID-19 outbreaks
Staff members who worked for two Melbourne aged care providers will be removed as group members in class actions accusing the homes of negligently handling the coronavirus pandemic.