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ASIC wins case to wind up landbanking scheme Aviation 3030
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its bid to appoint liquidators to solvent landbanking company Aviation 3030, with a judge saying ASIC's public-interest case for the scheme's winding up was "overwhelming".
Maurice Blackburn to challenge ruling in favour of ATO over bushfire tax bill
Maurice Blackburn has not given up its fight with the Australian Taxation Office over a multimillion dollar tax liability on record-setting class action payout for Black Saturday bushfire victims.  
TV broadcasters face probe over live coverage of Christchurch terrorist attack
Australia's television broadcasters face an investigation of their coverage of Friday's terrorist attack in Christchurch, which included live footage filmed by the perpetrator of the mass shooting.
Class action against NSW public hospital operators can continue, judge rules
A judge has rejected a motion by the NSW government and 15 local health districts to shut down a class action by the relatives of overseas patients who were forced to serve as guarantors and hit with hospital bills worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Labour hire company Manpower faces unfair dismissal case by former GM
Ex-Manpower Services general manager Jamie Butterworth is suing the multinational recruitment company, alleging he was unlawfully terminated for complaining about the performance of the company's Experis brand.
IOOF faces shareholder class action after APRA case
Wealth manager IOOF is facing a shareholder class action alleging it failed to tell investors that misconduct aired at the Banking Royal Commission would put it in the crosshairs of Australia's financial regulator.
Judges back US-style class action standstill to deal with competing cases
A proposed 90-day standstill that gives law firms time to file competing class actions without rushing to court has garnered support from multiple Federal Court judges, and could be adopted as part of new protocols being considered, one judge said Friday.
Viva Energy fined $100,000 for polluting Sydney Harbour in NYE oil spill
Viva Energy has been convicted and fined $100,000 for polluting Sydney Harbour after a marine fuel oil spill from a corroded pipe at the company's Gore Bay terminal on New Year's Eve three years ago.
Internet provider Activ8me fined $250,000 for misleading customers
A court has ordered internet provider Activ8me to pay $250,000 in penalties for making false and misleading claims about the performance of its internet services, the consumer watchdog said Friday.
Harry Triguboff’s Meriton sues NSW premier over Macquarie Park tower
Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff is taking NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian to court in his fight for approval of a controversial tower in Macquarie Park, Sydney.