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Agrison to pay $284,000 for misleading warranty representations
Agricultural equipment supplier Agrison has been ordered to pay a $220,000 pecuniary penalty after admitting to misleading its customers about the terms of its tractor warranties.
Arrium class action plaintiffs can’t delay hearing on group costs order
The Victorian Supreme Court will push ahead with a hearing for a group costs order in a class action by Arrium shareholders despite requests by the applicants that it be put off until after judgment is issued on the second-ever group costs order request.
All HWL Ebsworth partners to be named in ex-partner’s $4.4M lawsuit
A judge won't make HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez the representative defendant in a former partner's $4.4 million lawsuit against the firm, saying Martinez' interests and those of the other partners could diverge.
Ian Macdonald, Obeids sentenced to jail time for bid-rigging conspiracy
Former NSW Labor Minister Ian Macdonald has been sentenced to at least five years in prison, and Eddie Obeid and his son Moses will go to jail for a non parole period of three years for their conspiracy to rig a tender process and secure a coal mining exploration licence for the Obeids' land in the Bylong Valley.
Plastic surgeon and TikTok celeb can’t stop ABC from airing Four Corners episode
A plastic surgeon followed by more than 5 million TikTok users has lost an urgent bid to block the ABC from airing an episode of Four Corners about him next Monday.
Judge extends asset freeze over iSignthis CEO in $10M stoush with tax office
A judge has extended by a week a freezing order over the assets of ISignthis CEO John Karantzis in a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office over a $10.7M alleged tax debt, but a bid to extend the scope of the order to include shares in a Cyprus-based company launched by the fintech businessman has failed for now.
Worker’s rejection of ‘derisory’ $100 settlement offer not unreasonable, judge finds
A rejected $100 offer of compromise was not sufficient to warrant a costs order to a Queensland automotive company after it succeeded in Fair Work proceedings brought by a former contractor, a judge has found.
Christian Porter dodges committee examination of secret donations
The federal government has shot down a Labor push for the privileges committee to examine former Attorney-General Christian Porter after he refused to reveal information about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in defamation proceedings against the ABC.
ATO, Raptis Group to enter ‘commercial discussions’ in $110M tax case
The Australian Taxation Office will have "commercial discussions" with Gold Coast property developer James Raptis before deciding whether to seek summary judgment in a case over $109.5 million in alleged tax avoidance.
Social media surgeon seeks urgent injunction ahead of Four Corners episode
A Sydney-based plastic surgeon with more than 5 million followers on TikTok has taken the ABC to court to block an upcoming episode of Four Corners about him from running.