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Freezing orders extended against developer James Raptis in $110M tax case
Tax 2021-11-18 11:09 am By Christine Caulfield

A judge has extended asset freezing orders until next year in a $109.5 million case brought by the tax office against Gold Coast property developer James Raptis and his companies.

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ASIC accuses Mayfair’s James Mawhinney of breaching 20-year ban
Financial Services 2021-11-16 8:38 am By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has asked a court to hold Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney in contempt, saying he has breached a 20-year ban on raising funds.

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Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids of Australia pleads guilty to cartel charges
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-16 12:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.

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Man sues Seven for wrongly naming him Cleo Smith abduction suspect
Defamation 2021-11-16 9:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.

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Victorian Bar says pandemic law amendments don’t go far enough
COVID-19 2021-11-16 4:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Changes negotiated to the Andrews government’s controversial pandemic bill fall short of protecting the rule of law, Victorian Bar head Róisín Annesley QC said Tuesday.

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Westpac back pays employees $6M in unpaid long-service leave
Employment 2021-11-16 11:35 am By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has agreed to pay thousands of employees across Australia a total of $6 million in unpaid long-service leave entitlements as part of a court-enforceable undertaking to the Fair Work Ombudsman.

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Government grilled on constitutionality of class action reform bill
Policy and Regulation 2021-11-12 8:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Attorney General’s Department has been hammered with questions over an opinion by the former Solicitor-General that casts doubt on the constitutionality of the controversial class action bill before federal parliament.

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Forum Finance director says Westpac’s case against him ‘hopelessly weak’
Financial Services 2021-11-12 12:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Forum Finance director Vincenzo Tesoriero wants to strike out Westpac’s claims against him and has told a court he too is a victim of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, having sunk up to $9 million in the company.

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Top JPMorgan execs to face stand before trial after late ACCC disclosure
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-10 2:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

JPMorgan bigwigs who are key witnesses for the prosecution in its cartel case over ANZ’s botched share placement in 2015 will be questioned by Citibank and Deutsche ahead of trial.

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King & Wood Mallesons appoints new chief executive partner
Business of Law 2021-11-10 5:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Big Six law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted managing partner of clients and mergers and acquisitions Renae Lattey to lead the firm’s Australian practice.

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