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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the green light to Endeavour Group’s acquisition of the Beachfront Hotel north of Darwin after the Dan Murphy’s owner agreed to divest a nearby bottle shop.
Ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen defeats insider trading charges
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Insider trading charges against former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen have been discharged, fifteen months after they were brought.
Holding Redlich sued over ‘negligent’ advice on ‘Aldi bag of cash’
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Law firm Holding Redlich has been sued by the NSW Labor Party for allegedly providing negligent advice on $100,000 in illegal political donations delivered in an Aldi bag and the ICAC investigation that followed, setting the party back $1.8 million in legal costs.
Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
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The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of the media mogul’s proposed new pleadings and its application to join Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward.
‘Spurious’ arguments cost James Mawhinney in successful appeal of 20-year ban
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The founder of investment group Mayfair 101 must foot half his costs of a successful appeal of a 20-year ban on fund raising because of the many “spurious” grounds of appeal he pressed.
Lawyer who refused to pay silk can access health report for appeal
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A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access a report relating to the silk’s health on appeal.
Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
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A judge has granted the Pokemon Company’s request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs.
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Judge sprays Shine’s ‘left field’ bid to kick rival off Blue Sky, EY class action
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Save (1) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A judge has rejected Shine Lawyers’ second bid to challenge a court order that it join forces with rival Banton Group in an investor class action Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY, saying the firm’s funder LCM was trying to…
EPA did not have to consider greenhouse gas emissions in coal licence renewal, court finds
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The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a bid to quash the Environment Protection Authority’s decision to renew the mining licences of the state’s three remaining coal power stations, in a test case for the state’s Climate Change Act.