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AUSTRAC has taken enforcement action against military lender Australian Military Bank after accusing the bank of violating anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism finance laws.
YouTuber Jordan Shanks says NSW Deputy Premier threatened to sue for defamation
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NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro is allegedly threatening to sue YouTuber Jordan Shanks for defamation over videos which allegedly implied he acted corruptly and engaged in a destructive campaign to make koalas extinct.
Former QC, now judge hit with costs in negligent advice case
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A former QC who is now a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court judge has been hit with costs following a ruling that he and a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy provided negligent advice to a former client on a land purchase contract.
Judge mulling $38.4M Estia settlement hears class closure rulings ‘plainly wrong’
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A judge weighing a $38.4 million settlement in a shareholder class action against aged care provider Estia Health has been told that two NSW Court of Appeal judgments barring class closure were “plainly wrong”, but in deciding whether to lock group members out of the settlement the judge says he won’t need to grapple with the landmark rulings.
Telstra fined $1.5M for dropping number porting during first COVID-19 wave
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Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million fine from the the Australian Communications and Media Authority for dropping its number porting service during the first COVID-19 wave last year, leaving 42,000 customers unable to transfer their numbers away from or to new providers.
Judge rejects 7-Eleven’s ‘risky’ bid for pre-trial ruling on objections to evidence
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A judge has shot down what he called a “risky” but novel proposal by 7-Eleven for a pre-trial ruling on sample objections to the relevance of evidence in two franchise class actions.
Ex-Australia Post boss Christine Holgate threatens to sue Morrison government
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The former CEO of Australia Post has threatened to bring legal action over her departure if the Morrison government fails to enter mediation in the next two days.
Judge orders $75,000 penalty in ACCC’s case against Jayco
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A judge has hit caravan manufacturer Jayco with a $75,000 penalty in proceedings launched by the ACCC, finding the company made a false or misleading representation to a customer about their consumer guarantee rights.
WA denies breach of duty in stolen wages class action
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The Western Australian state government has hit back at a class action brought by Indigenous workers seeking to recover unpaid wages, saying there was no breach of duty because the law at the time allowed the workers to be employed without pay.
Ashurst picks up DLA Piper partner for real estate practice
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Ashurst has snagged a leading property investment and development lawyer who advised on $1.5 billion in projects in the Melbourne Docklands from rival DLA Piper to join its projects and real estate team.