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Paralympian’s defamation case over Facebook ‘cheat’ comment fails serious harm test
Defamation 2023-10-10 12:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a Paralympian cyclist’s defamation suit over a Facebook comment by a former girlfriend, finding he suffered no serious harm from the comment, which accused him of lying about his disability.

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ACCC gives green light to $18.7B acquisition of Origin Energy
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-10-10 10:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACCC has approved the buyout of Australian energy giant Origin Energy, after finding that significant competition concerns were outweighed by the likely benefits to the country’s transition to renewable energy.

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Ex-CEO of stockbroker BBY charged with aiding fraud
Financial Services 2023-10-10 9:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The former CEO of collapsed Sydney stockbroking firm BBY Limited has been charged with two counts of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring fraud.

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Advisory firm Teneo bought Anna Whitlam’s company, now she’s suing
Employment 2023-10-09 11:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A talent scout whose company was acquired by Teneo is suing the Australian arm of the global CEO advisory firm, alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.

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Trial kicks off in adviser fee class action against NAB
Trials 2023-10-09 10:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

NAB unit NULIS Nominees was “hopelessly conflicted” in continuing to charge allegedly unlawful adviser commissions to superannuation fund members, a court has heard on the first day of a class action trial.

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Westpac hit with another superannuation class action
Class Actions 2023-10-09 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging superannuation customers for insurance coverage, months after paying $30 million to settle a separate superannuation class action.

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Virgin Australia lobs cross-claim in bondholder class action
Class Actions 2023-10-09 10:26 pm By Sam Matthews

A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the court’s approval to demand periodic payments from the applicant to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.

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Berejiklian’s ICAC challenge must run ‘expeditiously’, says judge
Public Corruption 2023-10-09 11:26 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has set down former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s bid to overturn a corruption finding by ICAC for a hearing in February and urged both sides to run the case expeditiously, saying speed would be a “hallmark” of the proceedings.

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Commonwealth seeks dismissal of suit over alleged bullying by MP Rebekha Sharkie
Employment 2023-10-09 4:48 pm By Sam Matthews

The Commonwealth of Australia has asked the court to throw out an adverse action suit brought by a former political staffer who says she was subjected to “a course of bullying behaviour” by South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie.

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Lawyers already tackling money laundering risks, new report shows
Politics 2023-10-09 5:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A new report shows lawyers are already managing the risks of unknowingly facilitating money laundering and don’t need to be subjected to “an extreme, disproportional and potentially damaging AML/CTF regime”, according to the Law Council of Australia.

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