High Court asked to hear promoter’s spat with TEG over One Direction concert

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A Sydney concert promoter seeking a cut of the profits earned by Nine unit TEG Live for promoting a 2013 Australian tour with English-Irish boy band One Direction has taken his fight to the High Court.

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Hungry Jack’s resolves claims by franchisee over launch of nearby restaurants

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Hungry Jack’s has resolved a case brought by a franchisee seeking a court injunction blocking the burger chain from launching two restaurants  in close proximity to its sites on NSW’s Central Coast.

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Gladstone Ports class action funder, plaintiffs clash over who should run the case

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The litigation funder and lead plaintiffs in a class action against Queensland-owned Gladstone Ports are in dispute over who should be engaged to act in the long-running case after the solicitor on record left Clyde & Co for a rival law firm.

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ASIC wins greenwashing case against Vanguard over $1B fund

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its first civil penalty proceeding in a greenwashing case, with a court finding against Vanguard Investments over its $1 billion “ethically conscious” hedge fund.

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Court OKs $23M settlement in Wellard class action despite funder’s ‘lion’s share’

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A judge has approved a settlement in a shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard that grants a 34 per cent cut for group members, saying that investors had agreed to the lawyers and funder receiving the “lion’s share”. 

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27.5% the ‘standard benchmark’ for GCOs in earnings guidance class actions, court told

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A law firm running a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries has argued for a 27.5 per cent group costs order, saying it was the “standard benchmark” for earnings guidance cases. 

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Jan Cameron fined $8,000 for failing to disclose interest in Bellamy’s

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Former Bellamy’s Australia director Jan Cameron has been fined $8,000 after being found guilty of two counts of breaching the Corporations Act for failing to disclose her stake in the baby formula company. 

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Airport employee first official targeted by National Anti-Corruption Commission

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A former employee of the Western Sydney Airport has been arrested and charged with allegedly soliciting a bribe of $200,000 during the procurement process for a $5 million contract for services at the new airport.

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