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The ex-lover of Seven Network’s CEO Tim Worner was found in contempt of court on Wednesday after violating a gag order that barred her from speaking out about the affair and leaking company documents.
Commonwealth Bank to pay $25 million to settle rate rigging case
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Commonwealth Bank has agreed to pay $25 million to settle claims by the securities regulator that it manipulated the bank bill swap rate.
ACCC scolded by judge for deceptive evidence gathering in Apple case
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A Federal Court judge has found the ACCC used deceptive and improper means to obtain evidence in its consumer protection case against Apple alleging iPhone and iPad users were misled about their rights, but stopped short of throwing the evidence out.
Clerical error that gave trade marks to rival must be fixed, court hears
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A 17-year-old error that removed industrial filter manufacturer Vokes as the registered owner of its trade marks was at the centre of a Federal Court appeal hearing Tuesday over the extent of a Registrar’s discretion to correct mistakes.
Employment action against Airservices stalls over scope of class
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Just who is entitled to join a Fair Work action against Airservices Australia is still up in the air, a court heard Tuesday, with lawyers clashing over the scope of the employee class five months after the case was filed.
AMP’s three female non-executive directors step down
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Facing shareholder wrath in the wake of the Royal Commission’s damning revelations, AMP’s three female non-executive directors stepped down on Tuesday.
Judge prods VW to name employees who OKd emissions cheat software
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Volkswagen has been ordered for a third time to provide the court with the names of employees who were involved in approving the emissions cheat software that’s at the center of litigation by Australia’s consumer regulator and several class actions against the German car maker.
‘Mullet teen’ ordered to reactivate Facebook page in defamation case
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Sydney youth Ali Ziggi Mosslmani, whose mullet hairstyle became an Internet sensation after he posted a photo on social media, has been ordered to reactivate his Facebook account for discovery in a defamation case against Nationwide News.
Fairfax hit with contempt order over Domain app ads
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Fairfax Media has been fined and hit with a contempt of court order for reneging on its promise to refrain from advertising its Domain business as “the #1 property app in Australia” while a consumer protection case brought against it by realestate.com.au owner REA Group was ongoing.
JB Hi-Fi cops earful from ASX over buried profit downgrade
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JB Hi-Fi has been grilled by the Australian Stock Exchange after slipping news of an earnings downgrade into a presentation at an investment conference.