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Judge takes HSBC to task for late settlement with corporate cop
A judge has approved a $35 million penalty against HSBC in ASIC’s novel case over the bank's scam protection failures, despite questioning whether the punishment was severe enough given how long the case took to settle.
HSBC to cop $35M fine in novel ASIC case over scam protections
HSBC has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty in ASIC proceedings after it admitted to serious failures in protecting customers from scams, but a judge is questioning whether the penalty is high enough. 
Judge OKs Colonial’s $140M settlement but chops funder’s cut
A judge has declined a funder’s bid for a $43 million payout in a class action accusing Colonial First State of charging excessive premiums, saying it was entitled to a 27.5 per cent commission but not $4.5 million for after-the-event insurance. 
ACCC says caravan maker Jayco’s expert evidence a ‘waste of court’s time’
The ACCC wants to exclude parts of caravan maker Jayco’s expert design evidence in a case over alleged misleading representations that its vehicles were suitable for off-road or four wheel drive use. 
Court OKs settlement with KPMG, class action members to get nothing
A judge has approved a settlement with KPMG in a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company CuDeco, as well as a distribution scheme that will see payments to the funder but not group members.
ASIC wins court OK to pursue collapsed MWL Financial
A court has granted the corporate regulator leave to proceed with a lawsuit against collapsed advisory firm MWL Financial for advising clients to invest $114 million in their super into Keystone’s failed Shield Master Fund. 
Police search powers ‘incompatible with human rights’: court
The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a location permitting random searches was “incompatible with human rights”, a judge found Friday, although she tossed a related constitutional challenge.
Hisense not required to provide employment contract, court finds
Electronics maker Hisense has won an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act by failing to provide a worker with an employment contract, with a judge ruling the Act did no prescribe the form in which employment details must be kept.
Increased police search powers in Melbourne CBD justified, court hears
The declaration of Melbourne's CBD as a designated area permitting increased police search powers was justified to prevent violence, the Victoria government told a court Friday.
Police search powers a ‘significant’ breach of human rights, trial told
Protesters challenging Melbourne CBD's ‘designated area’ status claim enhanced Victoria Police search powers were a "significant" breach of their rights, a court heard on the first day of trial Thursday.