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Judge says part of ANZ’s $240M penalty in ASIC case ‘on light side’
Financial Services 2025-12-02 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether an agreed penalty against ANZ for overstating bond trading volumes is sufficient, noting the misrepresentations were “very significant”.

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Google must pay $55M over anti-competitive pacts with Telstra, Optus
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-12-02 2:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn’t taken against the telcos. 

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Sydney Trains reaches settlement in underpayments class action
Employment 2025-12-02 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Sydney Trains has reached an in-principle agreement to settle a class action by operations staff alleging a “systemic pattern” of underpayments and overwork.

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From farm to bench, silk Edward Muston takes spot on Supreme Court
Courts 2025-12-02 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Veteran of the NSW bar Edward Muston SC has been sworn in as the newest judge of the state’s Supreme Court, but before he was prosecuting high stakes environmental law cases, his plan was to be a jackaroo.

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Class action appeals loss in suit over demolition of public housing
Class Actions 2025-12-02 11:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against Homes Victoria overs its decision to demolish public housing towers in Melbourne without consulting residents has appealed a judge’s decision tossing the case.

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Judge makes $5M penalty against Noumi available to class action
Class Actions 2025-12-02 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has ordered that a $5 million penalty ASIC won against Noumi be made available for distribution to group members in a class action against the food giant, on top of a $43 million settlement. 

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Banksia group’s case against Arnold Bloch Leibler, partner dismissed
Class Actions 2025-12-01 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has dismissed by consent a case launched by a group of Banksia Securities investors against the law firm that acted for the funder of a scandal-ridden class action.

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Ex-Deloitte partner replaced for aspects of Mosaic liquidation
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-12-01 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Special purpose liquidators have been appointed to failed clothing retailer Mosaic Brands, after a judge found a reasonable apprehension of bias arising from liquidator Vaughan Strawbridge’s former link to Deloitte.

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Titan paints Pentana as villain to divert from ‘brazen’ copyright theft, trial told
Trials 2025-12-01 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

Car dealership software firm Pentana has accused competitor Titan of a “calculated, sustained and brazen” invasion of its rights, and argues cross-claims of misuse of market power are a distraction.

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Sun Pharma defeats appeal over Otsuka’s injectable Abilify patent
Intellectual Property 2025-12-01 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has upheld a decision revoking Otsuka Pharmaceuticals’ patent extension for an injectable version of antipsychotic drug Abilify, finding the patent expired last year.

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