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Telecommunications companies Dodo and iPrimus must pay $2.5 million in penalties for making misleading claims about their NBN broadband speeds, a court has ruled.
Christian Porter faces threat of defamation lawsuit
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Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Christian Porter of rape, has threatened to sue the former attorney-general for defamation over public statements he made during his now discontinued defamation battle against the ABC.
ClubsNSW can use docs in money laundering whistleblower’s lawsuits
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The association behind over 1,300 clubs in NSW has won court permission to use documents produced in its breach of confidentiality lawsuit against whistleblower Troy Stolz in two other proceedings brought by the former compliance auditor for Fair Work contraventions, defamation and workers compensation.
Defence firms’ bid for piece of class action pie may come with risks
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Drawn in by economic incentives, more defence law firms are getting in on the class actions action, but playing both sides may have its drawbacks.
JPMorgan tries to shield ASIC settlement negotiations in ANZ cartel case
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JPMorgan is fighting to keep details of failed settlement talks with ASIC under wraps in criminal cartel proceedings over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as ANZ seeks to uncover whether the corporate regulator made a deal with the investment bank ahead of the cartel case being filed.
ASIC bans director of failed forex trader Union Standard
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The corporate cop has disqualified a director and former responsible manager of the collapsed over-the-counter derivatives issuer Union Standard from working in the financial services sector for the next 10 years.
Government defeats challenge to COVID-19 ban on overseas travel
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A judge has thrown out a legal challenge to the Morrison government’s ban on Australians travelling overseas during COVID-19, saying that Parliament had intended to permit the government to take such “harsh” measures that may “intrude on individual rights” in an emergency.
How Slater & Gordon’s Mathew Chuk helped class action group get back on top
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Change has never fazed Slater and Gordon practice group leader Mathew Chuk, who has used the ever-evolving class action world and tumultuous times at his law firm to build an impressive career.
‘So much argued over so little’: Judge rejects law firm’s bid for indemnity costs in Fearless Girl case
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Maurice Blackburn has lost its bid for indemnity costs after defeating a consumer and intellectual property lawsuit brought against it by US financial services giant State Street Global Advisors for displaying a replica of the famous Fearless Girl statue.
COVID-19 class actions against Victorian government doomed to fail, court told
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Two class actions over Victoria’s botched handling of the COVID-19 hotel quarantine program alleged to be responsible for the state’s second pandemic wave plead a novel duty of care that doesn’t exist, a court has heard.