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Ex-Courtenay House director pleads guilty over $180M Ponzi scheme
The former director of investment management fund Courtenay House has pleaded guilty to five criminal charges after an ASIC investigation revealed he duped 585 investors in a $180 million Ponzi scheme.
Sydney’s $3B light rail was a ‘train wreck’, class action trial told
A class action on behalf of 3,500 business owners along Sydney’s light rail route has told a court that group members bore the brunt of the project’s delayed construction, described as “a train wreck which could be predicted from a mile away”.
Surgeon sues Nine, Fairfax for defamation
A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode and articles that appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
University of Sydney unfairly axed lecturer over swastika image, court finds
A judge has found that the University of Sydney unlawfully terminated the employment of a political economy lecturer who was fired for conduct that included showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag.
Judge doubts if case over NSW police strip searches should run as class action
A judge has cast doubt on whether a class action against the state of NSW over police strip searches at 50 music festivals should be run as a representative proceeding, telling the state to decide whether to file a de-classing application “sooner rather than later”.
Judge rejects recusal bid in barrister’s disciplinary case for ‘none of your business’ remark
A judge has refused to recuse herself from hearing disciplinary proceedings brought against a barrister over complaints that she used “judicially inappropriate words” at an interlocutory hearing.
Facebook flags potential conflict of interest in cryptocurrency ad class action
Facebook owner Meta wants to uncover the basis on which crypto tokens have been issued to bankroll a class action over its 2018 ban on cryptocurrency ads, citing the potentially conflicted interests of the self-represented lead applicant.
Judge wants delayed Sydney light rail class action finished by year’s end
A class action trial over Sydney’s $3 billion light rail has been pushed off to next month after the applicant’s eleventh-hour amendments, but a judge has warned the parties they should wrap up the case by the end of the year..
Judge who represented Sydney Trains won’t recuse herself from fight with union
A judge has rejected a bid by the Australian rail union to recuse herself from hearing its case against Sydney Trains that seeks approval to deactivate Opal readers amid protracted industrial action, despite having represented the rail operator when she was a barrister last year. 
ACCC accuses Fitbit of misleading consumers about refund rights
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dragged Google-owned Fitbit to court for allegedly telling consumers they had to mail in broken devices within 45 days in order to obtain a refund.