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Clive Palmer’s nephew guilty of contempt for evading liquidators
Clive Palmer's fugitive nephew and one-time Queensland Nickel director Clive Mensink has been found guilty of contempt for failing to comply with orders for him to be examined by liquidators.
DLA Piper nabs Mallesons finance partner with cross-border expertise
DLA Piper has brought on a new partner from Mallesons to join its global finance practice. 
Ford hit with transmission defects class action
Ford faces a product liability class action alleging the car giant sold vehicles with defective transmission that resulted in loss of power, shuddering gearboxes and grinding gear changes.
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Glencore deed not unprofitable because liquidators want better deal: court
Tossing a case by Tahmoor Coal's liquidators over a royalty deed that gave Glencore payments in perpetuity and impacted the company's sale price, an appeals court has found the deed was not unprofitable just because creditors might get a better return without it.
Judge warns parties in Van Cleef knockoff case about taking up court’s time
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Target and Kmart over alleged knockoffs of Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery has warned the parties against wasting the court's time. 
AI committee recommends change to copyright ‘status quo’
A joint parliamentary committee on AI has called for changes to the copyright 'status quo', under which Australian artists and media outlets and not being compensated when their works are used by AI systems overseas.
Capco mulls suit against NTT Data, ex-employee
Tech and management consultancy Capco has won preliminary discovery as it considers whether it has a case against a former senior employee who resigned to work for rival NTT Data.
ANZ loses battle with insurers for class action costs
ANZ has failed in its fight over insurance coverage for two class actions for which it paid settlements totalling $117 million, with a judge finding the costs were not losses under the policies at issue.
Court rejects J&J’s claim ‘novel’ notice will put off class action members
A court has rejected an objection by J&J to a registration notice in a class action over cold medication that flags the applicant’s opposition to soft class closure.
QGold, founder hit with class action
Private mining investment firm QGold and its founder Christopher Ian Wallin have been hit with a class action, the third representative proceeding filed so far this month.