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National Australia Bank has moved to set aside discovery requests in a suit by its former head of repo trading alleging she was bullied and paid less than other workers because of her gender.
Ex-BCEG directors claw back costs after shaving $12.5M off judgment
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Two ex-directors of Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG who were found to have defrauded the company have succeeded in clawing back a portion of their costs of a partially successful appeal which reduced the amount owing to their former employee by around $12.5 million.
Atradius can’t bring late $1.5B claim over Arrium administration
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Insurer Atradius has lost its bid to bring a $1.5 billion (US$1 billion) case against four KordaMentha liquidators and 60 financiers of the Arrium group alleging they failed to act under a duty of utmost good faith when agreeing on how to divvy up sale proceeds for several entities.
Medibank defence says data breach class action ‘hopeless’
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Private health insurer Medibank has hit back at a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers, describing the claims as “hopeless.”
Finfluencer sentenced to two and a half years for market manipulation
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A Melbourne investor who posted in an online forum that a pump and dump scheme was all part of the “fun and games and cat and mouse of the stock market” has been sentenced to two and half years imprisonment for market manipulation.
Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
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One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.
Virgin quashes Rex’s ‘Economy X’ trade mark
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Virgin Australia has won its opposition to rival Regional Express’ bid to trade mark ‘Economy X’, with an IP Australia delegate finding Virgin had an earlier claim to ownership of an identical mark.
Pretty in pink: Priceline prevails in push to trade mark signature colour
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Discount pharmacy Priceline has finally won its bid to trade mark its signature pink colour, a year after its application was rebuffed by IP Australia.
Rangers Football Club hits back at $3M suit over abandoned match
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Scottish football team Rangers says it was entitled to nix an agreement to play matches in Sydney last year, in its defence to a $3 million suit brought by Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live.
Ord Minnett fined $888,000 for pre-arranged trades
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Wealth management firm Ord Minnett has paid an $888,000 penalty for twice breaching market integrity rules in executing a share buy-back with “pre-arranged” trades.