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ASIC has issued an interim stop order barring a Melbourne-based investment broker from opening trading accounts or dealing in contracts for difference or margin foreign exchange contracts to retail investors.
Judge finds Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes, tosses defamation claims
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Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case against Nine-owned Fairfax, with a judge finding Thursday it was true that Australia’s most decorated soldier committed civilian murders in Afghanistan.
Nine’s win in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case no watershed for publishers
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With truth on its side, Nine’s defeat of soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawsuit was a huge win for investigative journalism in Australia, but while it might make lawyers blink before bringing defamation cases, the victory is not a game-changer, experts say.
Zip wins high-stakes trade mark stoush with Firstmac
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Buy now, pay later giant Zip Co has successfully defended a lawsuit over its use of Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark and won its bid to have the mortgage provider’s mark removed for non-use.
‘Don’t expect I’ll put up with crap’: Solicitor loses appeal of discourteousness finding
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The director of a Sydney law firm has lost a bid to challenge a decision of the NSW Legal Services Commissioner, which slapped him with a caution for a failure to act courteously after he told a disgruntled client “don’t expect I’ll put up with crap” in a tense email exchange.
Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ Tweet not based on Greens leader’s race, court told
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One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has told a court her social media post calling on Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” was not based on race or ethnicity.
Trans woman gets go-ahead to bring late discrimination case against Giggle for Girls
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A judge has allowed a discrimination case brought by a transgender woman who was excluded from female social network Giggle for Girls to be brought out of time, finding there was a public interest in determining the “metes and bounds” of Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act.
BHP to backpay workers $430M due to public holiday error
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BHP has admitted it underpaid mine workers $430 million for over a decade by improperly deducting leave for public holidays.
Visa’s blockchain payment invention not patentable, IP Australia says
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Payment giant Visa has lost an application for a patent covering a way to transfer assets between banks, with an IP Australia delegate saying the invention uses generic computer technology and is not patentable.
Tax regulator says PwC has declined to name nine partners placed on leave
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The Tax Practitioners Board says that PricewaterhouseCoopers ignored its request for the names of nine partners put on leave in the wake of the tax leak scandal that has rocked the firm, with the regulator saying former executive Peter Collins was not the only partner who misused confidential information.