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A lawsuit alleging accounting firm Pitcher Partners was involved in race car driver Max Twigg’s misappropriation of $127 million from his family has settled for $25 million plus costs.
Norton Rose nabs former APRA general counsel
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The former chief general counsel for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has joined Norton Rose Fulbright as a financial services partner.
Vic Police accused of ‘total overreach’ as pepper spray class action kicks off
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Victoria Police’s use of pepper spray to disperse environmental protesters at a 2019 mining conference was a “total overreach” of force, a court has heard.
Second former Star executive settles with corporate cop
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Star’s former managing director Greg Hawkins has reached a mid-trial settlement with the corporate regulator in its case over the casino operator’s alleged lax money laundering compliance.
NAB resolves discrimination suit alleging ‘boys club culture’
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NAB has settled a suit by a former exec who alleged she was discriminated against and bullied, including having a baseball bat brandished at her.
In class action defence, Isuzu denies cars contained ‘defeat device’
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Japanese car maker Isuzu has struck back at a class action, arguing Isuzu D-Max and MU-X cars sold in Australia did not contain the features of so-called defeat devices used to cheat on emissions tests.
FWC blocks Sydney Trains’ bid to stop industrial action
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Sydney Trains has lost its bid to block train crew from engaging in industrial action, with the Fair Work Commission rejecting claims that hundreds of employee absences on Friday were part of a “covert campaign”.
Little Bellies worries Aldi will keep infringing IP despite court victory
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The makers of Little Bellies Fruit Puffs have raised concerns budget supermarket chain Aldi could continue to infringe their copyright despite a recent court ruling in their favour.
Meriton faces $123M claim over Sydney North Shore apartments
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Owners at the Alcove development in Sydney’s North Shore have been given the green light to expand their case against the Meriton-owned builders to claim $123 million in damages for alleged systemic defects.
Mirvac wins dispute over licence for Birkenhead luxury outlet shop
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Property developer Mirvac has won a $220,000 dispute against designer outlet store Estro over unpaid licence fees and charges under a commercial lease for a store at Sydney’s Birkenhead Point.