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A judge has denied Fuji Xerox’s attempt to strike out parts of the defences of Ernst & Young and a former Fuji director in a lawsuit over alleged massive accounting irregularities.
Another aged care provider faces class action over COVID-19 outbreak
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A nursing home in Melbourne’s Western suburbs may be hit with a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility that resulted in the deaths of 11 residents.
COVID-19 lockdown challenge tossed by High Court
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The High Court has unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge against the Victorian government over its COVID-19 lockdown measures.
Glencore largely prevails in ATO appeal over $92M tax fight
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Mining giant Glencore has mostly defeated an appeal by the Australian Taxation Office in their tax fight, and will only have to pay $2 million of a $92 million bill relating to the sale of copper from a mine in Cobar, NSW.
Former Toll chairman Ray Horsburgh sues over Financial Review article, reporter’s emails
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Former Toll Group chairman Ray Horsburgh has filed a defamation suit over an Australian Financial Review article that claimed he made a racist remark at a board meeting, and the case alleges emails a journalist sent seeking comment from the businessman were also defamatory.
Head of Chinese group charged under new foreign interference laws
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A 65-year-old Melbourne man has become the first person in Australia to be charged with a foreign interference offence since new national security legislation was passed in 2018.
Qantas engineers appeal COVID-19 stand down win for airline
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Aircraft engineers for Qantas are challenging a ruling that the airline had no “genuine choice” when it stood them down in March during the COVID-19 pandemic.
High Court dismisses Clive Palmer’s challenge to WA’s COVID-19 border restrictions
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Billionaire Clive Palmer has lost his challenge to Western Australia’s COVID-19 border lockdown, with the High Court tossing the case after finding the state’s measures were constitutionally valid.
Mylan fails in High Court bid to save patents for top seller Lipidil
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The High Court has declined to take up Mylan’s challenge to a Full Court ruling upholding the invalidity of three patents for its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipidil.
Ex-Macquarie financial adviser charged with dishonesty offences
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A former Macquarie Bank financial adviser previously banned for life from providing financial services has been hit with criminal charges.