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Blockchain Global director owes developer $10.3M in Bitcoin, court rules
Cryptocurrency 2025-04-30 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former cryptocurrency boss who faces a criminal investigation by ASIC is on the hook for a $10.3 million Bitcoin payout to a former employee, a court has found.

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Shopfitter Ramvek gets pass on compliance with rules in bid for quick SOPA case win
Construction 2025-04-29 10:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dispensed with court rules to allow shopfitter Ramvek to bring a non-compliant summary judgment application against a builder in a payment dispute, saying strict compliance with the rules was at odds with the procedure and policy of the SOPA.

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Lawyer admits affidavit filed with copy and paste witness signature
Legal Ethics 2025-04-24 11:49 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer has been reprimanded after admitting he copied and pasted the electronic signature of a colleague as a witness to an affidavit filed with the Victorian Supreme Court.

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‘Confusing’ group definition struck out in Mercedes-Benz class action
Class Actions 2025-04-23 11:11 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has struck out a circular and confusing group definition in an emissions cheat class action against Mercedes-Benz, but has given the class action the chance to replead.

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Barristers reprimanded over ‘offensive and demeaning’ notices in chambers lifts
Business of Law 2025-04-22 11:31 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Two barristers have been reprimanded for an offensive notice posted in the lifts of a Melbourne chambers, in an incident a judge said showed a “serious lapse” in judgment.

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Paladin Energy hit with shareholder class action
Securities 2025-04-16 2:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Paladin Energy has been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged misleading disclosures to the market about expected production at its flagship uranium mine in Namibia.

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$64.25M settlement in MLC Super class action on ‘higher end’, court told
Class Actions 2025-04-16 3:19 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has been asked to approve a $64.25 million settlement in a class action against the trustees of the MLC Super Fund, hearing the settlement, reached just prior to the dismissal of a similar class action, was on the “higher end”. 

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ASIC sues Hollard Insurance over 3-year delay in resolving claim
Insurance 2025-04-11 11:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The corporate regulator has taken Holland Insurance to court, alleging it breached its duty of utmost good faith by taking over three years to resolve an insurance claim.

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Lawyer sacked for allegedly chucking a sickie not unfairly dismissed: FWC
Employment 2025-04-11 11:17 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A lawyer who was fired for allegedly chucking a sickie to watch the AFL Gather Round games in Adelaide was not unfairly dismissed, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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LU Simon loses special case in Victoria’s combustible cladding action over Atlantis
Construction 2025-04-11 11:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has sided with the state of Victoria on a crucial issue in its case against LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding on Melbourne’s Atlantis Towers.

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