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Investors set to get 40% of settlement in class action against Westpac’s BankSA
Class Actions 2019-07-19 3:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Group members in a recently settled class action against Westpac unit BankSA over its conduct in connection with convicted Ponzi schemer Michael Samra are expected to get 40 per cent of the confidential settlement, a result a judge said wasn’t as bad as he might have feared.

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Jailed Healthzone CEO loses ‘armchair appeal’ of fraud conviction
White Collar 2019-07-19 3:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

The jailed former CEO of defunct health food business Healthzone has lost his appeal of a criminal conviction and sentence over a conspiracy to fraudulently use a $1 million company bank loan to repay personal debts.

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Judge refuses ‘queue jumping’ request in Sirtex CEO insider trading case
White Collar 2019-07-19 1:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

An application by the former boss of Sirtex Medical for a sentencing date in the insider trading case against him has raised the ire of a NSW District Court judge, who called the bid premature and an attempt to jump the queue.

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Fitch settles investor class action over credit ratings on toxic SCDOs
Exclusive 2019-07-19 10:56 am By Christine Caulfield

Fitch Ratings has agreed to settle the last of the investor class actions in Australia flowing from the global financial crisis, a court heard Friday.

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Judge slashes compensation with $50M payout in WestConnex land dispute
Real Estate 2019-07-18 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two companies owned by the ex-director of Dial A Dump have failed in a bid to secure $584 million in compensation for land compulsorily acquired by the NSW Government for the WestConnex project, with the court granting them less than 10 per cent of that amount.

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Judge dismisses ‘puzzling’ bid to boot FW Projects liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-18 8:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two construction companies have lost what a court has called a “puzzling” bid to oust the liquidators of collapsed FW Projects amidst a legal battle in the NSW Supreme Court over the property developer’s remaining assets.

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Guy Sebastian’s former manager admits to owing singer money, court hears
Entertainment 2019-07-18 1:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Titus Day, former manager of pop star Guy Sebastian, admits that certain payments for promotional work should have been made to the singer, a court has heard.

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Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-07-17 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to “quite significant deficiencies” in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.

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Ban on Instagram selfie with Kylie Jenner would intrude on ‘personal freedom’, judge says
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 6:19 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has refused to order the removal of a selfie photograph with model Kylie Jenner from the personal Instagram account of the former CEO of a trendy Australian sunglasses retailer, saying such an injunction would intrude on her “personal freedom”.

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Condom maker Ansell settles SKYN trade mark spat
Intellectual Property 2019-07-17 1:37 pm By Amelia Birnie

Ansell has settled a dispute with a Perth cosmetic clinic over its proposed registration of the trade mark ‘SKYN Love The Skyn You’re In’, after the Australian rubber latex manufacturer argued it was substantially identical to four of its condom trade marks.

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