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Tax Commissioner appeals Hannover Life win on tax credits
Appeals 2023-08-07 1:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Commissioner of Taxation has appealed a judgment that found reinsurer Hannover life should be allowed tax credits for GST paid on a share of […]

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Lawyer’s notes of meeting with expert ordinarily privileged, appeals court finds
Appeals 2023-08-03 10:49 pm By Sam Matthews

A solicitor’s notes of a meeting with an expert do not fall under an exception to legal professional privilege, an appeals court has found. In […]

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White collar penalties set to jump after High Court’s foreign bribery ruling
White Collar 2023-08-02 1:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies could be on the hook for higher penalties for foreign bribery and other white collar offences after a High Court majority on Wednesday found […]

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Resort not vicariously liable for actions of urinating employee, High Court says
High Court 2023-08-02 10:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has found a Whitsundays resort is not vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who urinated on his roommate in staff […]

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Arrium class action’s potential loss of contingency fee irrelevant to transfer fight, KPMG says
Class Actions 2023-07-27 5:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

The possibility that a NSW judge will revoke a contingency fee order made in a class action over Arrium’s collapse is irrelevant to whether the […]

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Viterra goes to High Court in epic fight with Cargill over Joe White sale
High Court 2023-07-27 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Glencore-owned Viterra has taken its 10-year fight with Cargill to the High Court after an appeals court upheld a judgment putting it on the hook […]

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Select AFSL exec appeals ruling he ‘turned a blind eye’ to unconscionable sales tactics
Appeals 2023-07-27 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former director of Select AFSL has appealed a judge’s decision to slap him with a $100,000 penalty and a disqualification order after finding he […]

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Judge blasts Pitcher Partners’ ‘terrible’ argument in $127M appeal against Twigg family
Appeals 2023-07-25 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has taken Pitcher Partners to task in its appeal seeking to throw out a lawsuit over the accounting firm’s alleged involvement in […]

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Arrium lenders file High Court challenge over directors’ loan drawdowns
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-07-25 3:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of Arrium have filed for special leave to appeal to the High Court after losing their latest bid to make […]

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Retired law firm partner loses battle with ATO over final payments
Tax 2023-07-13 4:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former law firm partner has lost his scrap with the Australian Taxation Office over exit payments he received on retirement, with a court ruling […]

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