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AUSTRAC’s history of agreed penalties could create a moral hazard, judge says
AUSTRAC 2023-07-11 4:02 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge who approved a proposed $450 million penalty in AUSTRAC’s case against Crown Resorts has questioned whether the practice of regulators settling enforcement action […]

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Judge slams AUSTRAC’s ‘misleading’ $450M penalty deal with Crown
Gaming 2023-07-10 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A proposed interest-free payment plan for a $450 million penalty agreed to between Crown Resorts and AUSTRAC has been questioned by a judge, who said […]

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‘Aldi bag of cash’ suit against Holding Redlich resolved, court hears
New South Wales 2023-07-07 1:32 pm By Gareth Baker

The NSW Labor Party has agreed to drop its case against law firm Holding Redlich for providing allegedly negligent advice over a $100,000 illegal cash […]

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Pre-case discovery not for determining recovery prospects, judge says in $350M Probuild spat
Construction 2023-07-04 4:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that preliminary discovery does not extend to information about the likely recovery of a claim, rejecting an argument that the relevant […]

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NACC to kick off with ‘huge backlog’ of referrals
Analysis 2023-06-30 11:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The new federal corruption watchdog that commenced operating Friday will likely turn its sights first on the award of public grants, and is expected to […]

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Judge wants more evidence for law firm’s 30% cut in IAG class action
Insurance 2023-06-30 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Insurance Australia Group says more evidence is needed to back the applicant’s bid for an order giving […]

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Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy suffers loss in $4B spat with CITIC
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-28 11:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining magnate Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy have lost a bid to amend one of two cases that claim losses totalling $4 billion against […]

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$29M settlement in Westpac class action gets green light
Class Actions 2023-06-21 12:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $29 million settlement in a class action against Westpac over ‘junk’ consumer credit insurance, a deal that earns the bank’s […]

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Last chance for class action against NAB to ‘get house in order’, judge warns
Class Actions 2023-06-21 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has admonished a class action applicant over continuing delays in a four-year-old class action against NAB which he said “should not be allowed […]

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Costs in class actions getting ‘out of control’, judge says
Class Actions 2023-06-16 10:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action against PTTEP Australia on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers has balked at […]

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