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Solicitor found guilty of misconduct for not disclosing interest in CCTV company
Legal Ethics 2024-09-05 3:05 pm By Sam Matthews

A Melbourne solicitor has been fined for applying for compensation on behalf of twenty clients from the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal for the installation of CCTV systems by a company which she had an interest in.

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ACCC signs off on Optus, TPG network sharing deal
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-09-05 12:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The competition watchdog has approved a blockbuster regional network sharing deal expected to boost TPGā€™s regional coverage as well as Optusā€™ 5G rollout, after rejecting a similar deal between TPG and Telstra.Ā 

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Legal watchdog had power to lay charges against lawyer accused of inappropriate sexual contact: court
Legal Ethics 2024-09-04 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The South Australian legal watchdog has won its appeal of a decision which found it did not have the power to lay charges against a lawyer accused of ā€œinappropriate and uninvitedā€ sexual contact with a junior solicitor.

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ASIC says Paladin director can’t rely on penalty privilege
ASIC 2024-09-04 11:06 pm By Sam Matthews

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has argued the relief sought in proceedings against the director of two Paladin Group units does not constitute a penalty, as it challenges his reliance on the privilege against self-exposure to penalty.

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CFMEU files High Court challenge to ‘unconstitutional’ administration
Employment 2024-09-03 4:32 pm By Sam Matthews

A leading industrial and employment firm has mounted a High Court challenge to the CFMEU administration on behalf of two of the unionā€™s former leaders, who argue the legislation that facilitated the administration was unconstitutional.Ā 

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Judge rejects NABā€™s bid for class closure in Walton class action
Class Actions 2024-09-03 1:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing an $100 million class action against NAB over the collapse of Walton Construction has rejected the bankā€™s bid for soft class closure ahead of mediation.

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Ord Minnett lobs cross-claim against former executive
Employment 2024-09-03 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

Wealth investment firm Ord Minnett has filed a cross-claim arguing a former executive who claims he was sacked for complaining about a $110,000 cut in his pay imposed after ASIC slapped the firm with a penalty for breaching market rules.

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Lawyer, as well as paid agent, can represent party in workplace dispute, FWC says
Employment 2024-09-02 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has found that a party may be granted leave to be represented by both a paid agent and a lawyer, rejecting an appeal by the CFMEU in a dispute with BMD Group.

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Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm did not use ā€˜Wollemiā€™ trade marks, court told
Intellectual Property 2024-09-02 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi says that Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm did not use ā€˜Wollemiā€™ and ā€˜Wollemi Capitalā€™ as trade marks ā€œat any point in timeā€, as it seeks to defeat Denholmā€™s appeal of a decision which rejected her family officeā€™s opposition to registration of the marks.

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Hyundai, Kia must produce docs to class action, can’t get by with ‘sample set’
Class Actions 2024-09-02 2:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Hyundai and Kia have been ordered to produce further documents to allow a class action to investigate the nature and extent of alleged engine defects, with a judge rejecting the car makersā€™ bid to produce only a sample set of documents.

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