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‘The scheme has failed’: Court appoints provisional liquidators to Mayfair’s IPO Wealth
A court has appointed provisional liquidators to the IPO Wealth Group, rejecting claims by the firm's sole director that the move would severely damage his reputation and that of the wider Mayfair group.
Woolworths pays record $1M fine to watchdog for ‘inexcusable’ spam law breaches
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with a $1 million infringement notice from the Australian Communications and Media Authority for what the regulator called "significant breaches" of spam laws.
Guy Sebastian’s former manager Titus Day arrested for alleged $1.15M fraud
Police have arrested Titus Day, the former manager of pop star Guy Sebastian, over allegations he duped the singer out of $1.15 million over seven years.
Law firm investigates class action against nursing home over COVID-19 outbreak
The company that operates the Newmarch House nursing home in Sydney is facing a possible class action after a coronavirus outbreak at the facility resulted in the deaths of 19 residents.
Janssen to expand patent case against Juno over generic HIV drug
Drug manufacturer Janssen wants to expand its high stakes case against Juno Pharmaceuticals over its HIV drug Prezista, alleging Juno's plans to launch a generic version of the drug threaten another one of its patents.
Opal Tower concrete supplier sues insurer over class action coverage
The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney's Opal Tower has filed a lawsuit against Chubb Insurance seeking to force the insurer to cover its costs of defending two proceedings over the ill-fated building.
Société Générale Australia pleads guilty to client money offences
An Australian arm of French banking powerhouse Société Générale has pleaded guilty to client money offences, after it reported to the Australian Securities and Investment Commission that it had deposited client money into unauthorised bank accounts.
AMP boss blames class actions for increasing cost of financial advice
AMP's chief executive Francesco De Ferrari has gone on the offensive against class actions in Australia, saying litigation funders were driving up the cost of doing business, resulting in job losses and increasing costs of financial advice.
Telstra must give Siemens identity details of potential copyright infringers
Telstra has been ordered to provide technology company Siemens Industry Software with all documents relating to the identity of account holders who may have infringed Siemens’ copyright.
Hytera can’t claim Motorola purposefully delayed notification of source code theft
A judge has rejected new evidence sought to be advanced by Hytera Communications in its IP battle with Motorola that Motorola deliberately delayed notifying Hytera of possible theft of its source code because it wanted to improve its market position.