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ASIC binary trading defendants hit with $60K in contempt penalties
A Federal Court judge has ordered three individuals targeted in an ASIC lawsuit over binary option trading to pay $60,000 in contempt of court penalties for breaching court-imposed freezing orders.
Aviation 3030 investor can’t duck security because of ASIC’s suit
An investor suing property investment group Aviation 3030 can't avoid payment of half a million dollars in security for litigation costs because of a parallel enforcement action by the corporate regulator, a judge has ruled.
Reckitt lozenge ads banned for good as case by Difflam maker ends
Consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser has been permanently barred from displaying select ads for its Strepfen throat lozenges, as the Federal Court dismissed proceedings filed by rival iNova Pharmaceuticals.
Mastec wins docs in wheelie bin design copying case
Mobile garbage bin manufacturer Mastec Australia can access documents from a group of city councils and waste management firms to calculate damage it suffered from rival Trident Plastics unlawful copying of its wheelie bin design.
Sydney Theatre Company waited 18 months before acting on Geoffrey Rush sexual harassment claim, court hears
A lawyer for Geoffrey Rush told a judge Wednesday that the Sydney Theatre Company did not commence an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by Geoffrey Rush until 18 months after an actress made the complaint during a "off-the-record" conversation in a bar.
IVF clinic sues rival for copying ‘chubby cheeks’ ad campaign
An IVF clinic that pioneered the use of artificial intelligence for embryo selection has sued a rival clinic for allegedly copying an advertising campaign featuring the slogan "more chubby cheeks".
Empower Institute ‘duped’ vulnerable consumers, judge rules
Vocational trainer Empower Institute engaged in unconscionable conduct by "duping" disadvantaged consumers into enrolling in courses they couldn't afford with the promise of free laptops and cash, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Hastie liquidators battle major builders over millions in unpaid bills
Liquidators for failed engineering services company Hastie Group have a fight on their hands over tens of millions of dollars in unpaid invoices from construction companies, with major builders claiming not only that they don't have to pay, but that the bills aren't payable.
Geoffrey Rush to argue accuser ‘distressed’ by break-up
Geoffrey Rush's legal team plans to question his King Lear co-star over a break-up with her partner, arguing the actress at the centre of a defamation case might have been distressed by the relationship split, not by any allegedly inappropriate behaviour by the Oscar-winning actor.
Cargill wins bid to call King & Wood Mallesons solicitor as a witness
A judge has granted Cargill Australia's request to call a King & Wood Mallesons solicitor that represented Viterra as a witness in the epic trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra's Joe White business to Cargill in 2013.