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iSignthis’ John Karantzis could not pay $1.5M penalty, court told
ASIC 2024-10-21 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

The former CEO of fintech iSignthis would need a loan to pay a $1.5 million penalty sought by the corporate regulator for breaches of directors duties, a court has heard.

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Class action PR firm denies hurting United Petroleum’s reputation
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

The PR firm promoting a class action against United Petroleum has denied it hurt the petrol chain’s reputation by publishing an image depicting it as ‘evil’.

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Holding Redlich brings on team from KPMG Law
Business of Law 2024-10-18 11:28 pm By Andy Sidler

Holding Redlich has added a partner and team of six from KPMG Law to boost its public and government law practice. 

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Mastercard can’t appeal ACCC’s ‘novel’ use of judicial notice rule
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-17 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

The court has rejected Mastercard’s bid to appeal an evidentiary win for the ACCC in the regulator’s misuse of market power case against the payments giant.

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High Court shoots down SkyCity Adelaide’s tax appeal
High Court 2024-10-16 11:45 pm By Andy Sidler

In a loss for Sky City Adelaide, the High Court has affirmed that electronic gaming credits should be taxed as revenue. putting it on the hook for an additional casino duty of $13.1 million. 

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Richard Pratt’s daughter gets second shot at slice of family fortune
Estates 2024-10-16 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

A daughter of the late Visy tycoon Richard Pratt has won another shot at a piece of the multi-billion-dollar family fortune.

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Pinsent Masons lures two corporate experts from DLA Piper
Business of Law 2024-10-16 11:15 pm By Andy Sidler

Pinsent Masons has nabbed a new partner and special counsel from DLA Piper to join the firm’s corporate group.

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ChatGPT submissions ‘philosophical contentions’, not legal argument: court
AI 2024-10-15 11:47 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has given “little weight” to submissions by a migration lawyer who used ChatGPT to generate notes on sections of the Migration Act, saying free AI tools are not of any “persuasive importance”.

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Crown fined $2M for allowing self-excluded gamblers to place bets
Gaming 2024-10-15 2:36 pm By Andy Sidler

Crown Melbourne has been fined $2 million by the Victorian gaming watchdog, which found more than 200 patrons were allowed to gamble after they had opted to bar themselves from the casino.

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Lawyer found to have misled court should be struck from roll: tribunal
Business of Law 2024-10-15 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

A solicitor who was found to have made misleading statements to the court, a judge’s associate and another lawyer should be struck from the roll, a tribunal has found.

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