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Max Twigg can’t escape ruling he made off with family fortune
Max Twigg, race car driver and former owner of the famous Byron Bay Hotel, has lost an appeal of a judge’s finding that he misappropriated around $100 million in family trust money and took steps to conceal the transfer of funds from his mother.
Qantas, TWU lose appeals over axing of 1,800 ground staff
Qantas and the Transport Workers Union both lost their appeals Wednesday of a judge’s decision finding the airline had decided to axe 1,800 ground staff partly to prevent employees bringing industrial action but refusing to reinstate the workers. The airline has vowed to take the case to the High Court.
ASIC can’t duck case by G8 Education’s ex-chair over alleged unlawful examination
ASIC has lost a bid to dismiss former G8 Education chair Jennifer Hutson's application seeking declarations that she was unlawfully examined by the regulator over the company's $162 million hostile takeover bid for Affinity Education Group.
Peter Dutton says ‘mental gymnastics’ needed for activist’s reading of ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Counsel for Peter Dutton has told a court a reader needed to do “mental gymnastics” to understand activist Shane Bazzi’s “rape apologist” tweet as saying the minister doubted rape allegations rather than “excused” the act of rape.
Melissa Caddick’s husband to vacate Dover Heights mansion as receivers push for sale
The husband of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will be vacating the couple’s harbour-view mansion as court-ordered receivers prepare to put it up for sale. 
Nine not meeting defamation case ‘head on’, says bank boss accused of tax evasion
CEO and founder of Euro Pacific Bank Peter Schiff says Nine is refusing to meet his case “head on” in its defence to defamation claims over a 60 Minutes episode accusing the bank boss of endorsing tax evasion and helping figures in organised crime.
Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston settles sexual harassment claims by staffer
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.
Keybridge’s Bolton grilled over 1 min call he says secured ‘firm’ deal with Bell Potter
Keybridge Capital managing director Nicholas Bolton has been grilled over a phone call in April 2015 lasting one minute and 18 seconds in which the activist investor claims Bell Potter bound its client to buy $10 million worth of shares in defunct Molopo Energy.
McCabes negligence trial delayed for firm’s discovery failures
A trial in a negligence case by a former solicitor and client of Sydney-based McCabes Lawyers has been vacated because of the firm's non compliance with a court's document discovery orders.
Law firm wants 25% of $56.3M Colonial class action settlement
Law firm Maurice Blackburn will ask a court to approve $14.5 million in costs for running a class action against Colonial First State that has settled for $56.3 million, giving account holders 75 per cent of the proceeds.