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Former AMA Group CEO Andrew Hopkins has agreed to pay the car repair giant a confidential sum to settle claims he defrauded the company of $3 million and breached his fiduciary duties.
Jones Day beefs up financial markets practice in Australia
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Jones Day is growing its domestic financial markets team with the recruitment of a partner from Baker McKenzie and the transfer of a 17-year veteran from the firm’s London office.
eSafety commissioner wins urgent injunction against X over Wakeley stabbing posts
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The eSafety commissioner has won a two-day injunction against social media platform X, forcing it to hide several posts that allegedly include videos of a stabbing at a Sydney church last week.
Judge worries about perception that FWO treated CFMEU ‘more equal than others’
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A judge has expressed concern that a “bizarre” last-minute settlement in a long-running case against the CFMEU could damage the public perception of the FWO as a model litigant, saying it could appear that the ombudsman treated some perpetrators as “more equal” than others.
In spat over $365,000 bill, court finds law firm failed to make ongoing disclosures to client
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A judge has found that a law firm failed in its duty to provide ongoing costs disclosures, in a fight over a legal bill that was double the size of the last estimate provided, rejecting an argument that the client should have understood the charges would climb.
Melbourne law firm faces class action investigation
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Gordon Legal is investigating a possible class action related to alleged misconduct by a late Melbourne lawyer on behalf of people who provided “large sums of money” to him and his suburban legal practice.
FWC showed no bias in Mantle Group case despite ‘harsh’ remark, says Full Court
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A subsidiary of hospitality giant Mantle Group has failed to set aside a Fair Work Commission decision finding it systematically underpaid employees and gave “knowingly false” evidence, with an appeals court refusing to find the decision gave rise to the appearance of bias.
Omni Bridgeway escapes fallout for failure to seek approval of EY replacement at AGM
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A judge has retroactively validated the appointment of BDO as auditor for litigation funder Omni Bridgeway after EY resigned due to a class action conflict, saying the failure to seek shareholder approval for the appointment was not the result of a blatant disregard for its obligations.
Three barristers appointed to new Industrial Court in NSW
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Two employment silks and a criminal barrister have been selected by the NSW government to serve on the state’s restored Industrial Court.
ASIC wins ‘extraordinary’ asset freeze against crypto firm NGS
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Australians who sank $21.2 million into crypto firm NGS Crypto, including their retirement savings, may have been misled about the safety of their investments, according to an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.