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EnergyAustralia will cough up $1.5 million in penalties for wrongfully disconnecting eight customers facing serious financial hardship.
FWC arbitration doesn’t doom union’s lawsuit against Airservices
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A court has ruled that an arbitration proceeding before the Fair Work Commission does not doom a Federal Court lawsuit brought by the civilian air traffic controllers union against government-owned Airservices.
ASIC acting chair says Daniel Crennan rental payment disclosures were ‘opaque’
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ASIC acting chair Karen Chester has labelled ‘opaque’ the disclosures made to commissioners a year before controversial rental assistance payments to the regulator’s outgoing deputy chair Daniel Crennan QC were made public, and said the payments would have raised a red flag.
Santos lawsuit against Fluor over gas project rests on ‘shaky assumption’, appeals court says
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An appeals court has shot down oil and gas giant Santos’ bid for expanded discovery against engineering company Fluor, finding that the application was “akin to a fishing expedition” that was based on “a shaky assumption” by lawyers from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Five law firms to spar over liability in $15M Dover Financial negligence case
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Two more law firms have been joined to a lawsuit by defunct financial advisor Dover Financial accusing three law firms of providing negligent advice regarding an inaptly titled client protection policy which a judge found was “highly misleading” and “an exercise in Orwellian doublespeak”.
Epic Games takes competition battle with Apple to Australia
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Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite game, has taken its courtroom battle with Apple to Australia, hitting the tech giant with a lawsuit for allegedly abusing its market power.
Former BitConnect promoter hit with charges over alleged cryptocurrency scam
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Former BitConnect promoter John Bigatton has been charged with a raft of cryptocurrency-related offences, including operating an unregistered managed investment scheme and making false or misleading statements to investors.
ATO loses landmark case over GST gold scam
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The Australian Taxation Office has been blocked from indirectly recouping GST lost in a major tax scam by allegedly crooked gold traders with the Full Federal Court finding a $208 million demand sent to a defunct gold refiner had incorrectly interpreted the GST Act.
Self-repped Qantas worker deserves ‘liberal and lenient’ treatment, judge says
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A judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit brought against Qantas by a self-represented worker who was stood down, saying a “liberal and lenient” approach was needed.
Barristers call for end to secrecy of judicial appointments process
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The recent appointments to the High Court have mystified some senior members of the bar, raising questions about the secretive nature of the process and prompting renewed calls for an independent judicial appointments panel to expose the selection process to the light of day.